Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	237% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 05:43
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 80.2 1-Core 192 2-Core 383 114% 218 Pts	4-Core 733 8-Core 1,222 119% 978 Pts	64-Core 1,816 112% 1,816 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 176 Parallax 168 151% 176 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 117% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 449 424 351 327 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,526 Write 1,604 Mixed 1214 SusWrite 416 267% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 80.2 304% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 1338 DQ Mixed 969 819% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 237%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 974GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 449 459 462 463 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 422 Mixed 407 SusWrite 435 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.9 180% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 280 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 4x8GB 3,177 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 25.2 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 93%

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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 $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,517x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	683x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	454x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	314x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	232x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	175x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,247

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) $33	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