Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive353% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
CPU throttled at 91% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '22 at 00:05
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 91%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$349
U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 78
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,127
101% 853 Pts
64-Core 2,272
141% 2,272 Pts
Poor: 103%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 128%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1273
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
6.99% Terrible
Lighting 10.3
Reflection 15.6
Parallax 11.8
8% 12.6 fps
MRender 14.3
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 1
4% 6 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.99%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
614GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2002 1990 1978 1966 1922 1938 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,149
Write 2,761
Mixed 1,219
SusWrite 1,966
456% 2,024 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 221
4K Mixed 78.7
294% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,395
DQ Write 1,169
DQ Mixed 1200
921% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 353%
Great: 488%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd GP-ARS32G52D5 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
156% Outstanding
MC Read 65
MC Write 62
MC Mixed 58.4
177% 61.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 27.5
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 89%
This bench: 156%
Great: 172%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX Builds (Compare 3,141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 214%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 251%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,330
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