Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	428% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 28 '22 at 23:32
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$229 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 210 2-Core 417 126% 240 Pts	4-Core 809 8-Core 1,588 142% 1,198 Pts	64-Core 2,413 149% 2,413 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 407B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 126 Parallax 130 112% 131 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 108 Splatting 93.3 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S1024G 1TB 14,174 User benchmarks, average bench 406% 657GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3536 1162 877 963 1007 992 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	428% Outstanding	Read 2,453 Write 4,287 Mixed 2,872 SusWrite 1,423 625% 2,759 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 380 4K Mixed 142 486% 197 MB/s	DQ Read 2,299 DQ Write 1,827 DQ Mixed 2,007 1,517% 2,044 MB/s
Poor: 239% ↑ This bench: 428% Great: 591%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 447GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 262 297 294 298 305 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 344 Write 274 Mixed 244 SusWrite 303 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 23.6 91% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 134 135% 216 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 699GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 107 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 75.5 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 106 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 37.1 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $229Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,528x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,008x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	687x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	630x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	457x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	434x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	449x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	234x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	179x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16