Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.9% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

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.

Run History

2 days ago, 2 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 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 00:09
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$380 36,740 User benchmarks, average bench 112% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 193 2-Core 376 117% 217 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,471 137% 1,113 Pts	64-Core 2,465 165% 2,465 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 120%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$315 595,256 User benchmarks, average bench 89% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 109 Parallax 114 96% 114 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 103 Splatting 94.1 87% 112 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 14,366 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,456 Write 916 Mixed 929 243% 1,101 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 81.7 319% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 570 492% 718 MB/s
Poor: 124% Great: 202%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,082 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 286GB free Firmware: 420000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 477 480 482 482 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 475 Mixed 398 SusWrite 481 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.3 192% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 252 213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 479GB 2,056 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 188GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 229 214 178 194 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 453 Write 292 Mixed 294 SusWrite 229 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 15 78% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 32 46% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 103%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 34,443 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 931GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 1735 1740 1739 1737 1736 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,107 Write 1,709 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 1,733 328% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 83 325% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 1,662 DQ Mixed 885 761% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 298%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB 13,584 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 26.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 3R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	44%	39	111	7	100	34"	3440 1440	MSI1462 MSI MAG341CQ

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Gaming 224%

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Desktop 113%

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Workstation 254%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KFIntel $378Bench 111%, 14,199 samples	40x
Core i5-12600KIntel $280Bench 109%, 28,696 samples	19x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $260Bench 108%, 6,099 samples	19x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 309,313 samples	15x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $280Bench 76%, 296,073 samples	7x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 329%, 415,350 samples	11x
MP600 CORE 1TBCorsairBench 215%, 2,462 samples	7x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $134Bench 406%, 134,398 samples	5x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 29,549 samples	9x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GBTeamBench 104%, 2,614 samples	7x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GBTeamBench 102%, 2,248 samples	5x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16