Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 219% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 06:17
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$232 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 198 2-Core 403 119% 228 Pts	4-Core 793 8-Core 1,467 135% 1,130 Pts	64-Core 2,338 145% 2,338 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 243 Parallax 272 201% 254 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 221 Splatting 167 182% 231 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 358 Mixed 242 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.3 171% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 158 157% 255 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 56GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,991 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,874 462% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 86.3 312% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1917 DQ Write 1,728 DQ Mixed 1,850 1,380% 1,832 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 745GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 37 112 133 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 10 Write 31.7 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 83.2 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 105 106 102 102 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 144 Write 147 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 99 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GB 9,782 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 38.4 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,517x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	683x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	455x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	314x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

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: $1,236

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 $46

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