Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 00:01
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$228 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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 206 2-Core 410 121% 233 Pts	4-Core 802 8-Core 1,565 140% 1,184 Pts	64-Core 2390 148% 2390 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 111 Parallax 114 96% 114 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 103 Splatting 95.5 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1444 Write 917 Mixed 948 244% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 62.1 277% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 685 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 577 496% 721 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 199%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 286GB free Firmware: 420000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 459 462 464 482 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 346 Mixed 373 SusWrite 471 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.2 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 248 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 479GB 2,088 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 188GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 214 186 227 226 210 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 416 Write 369 Mixed 305 SusWrite 224 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 9.8 55% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 90.4 DQ Mixed 13.3 34% 73.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 102%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 931GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 1713 1721 1722 1713 1711 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,070 Write 1,703 Mixed 1,193 SusWrite 1715 323% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 65.9 288% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 1,688 DQ Mixed 884 765% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 299%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 17,343 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.1% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 26.4 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 23.7 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	76x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $155Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	51x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	49x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	62x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	50x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	42x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	22x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	13x
KF3600C18D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 96%, 12,541 samples	10x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples	8x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16