Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 17:09
Run Duration	423 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 200 2-Core 372 114% 218 Pts	4-Core 745 8-Core 1,230 121% 987 Pts	64-Core 1,908 118% 1,908 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 360 365 360 358 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,719 Write 1,525 Mixed 1313 SusWrite 371 275% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 82.4 323% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 791 674% 970 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 228%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 259GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 289 286 287 276 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 362 Mixed 336 SusWrite 281 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 40.9 144% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 212 182% 265 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 102%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 220GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 434 437 435 437 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 466 Mixed 253 SusWrite 421 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 52.6 178% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 141 160% 274 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 111%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 710GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 457 466 459 423 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 459 Mixed 355 SusWrite 459 95% 419 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.4 148% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 243 208% 306 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 679GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 369 366 368 366 366 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 427 Mixed 285 SusWrite 376 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 33.6 137% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 193 185% 291 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 117%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 221GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1237 836 835 833 837 834 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,997 Write 2,114 Mixed 1670 SusWrite 902 375% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 78.9 304% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,657 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,436 1,108% 1,511 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 297%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 366GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1570 1571 1057 533 532 531 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,626 Write 1,531 Mixed 1,191 SusWrite 966 298% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 85.2 311% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 350 409% 696 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 277%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 784GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1536 1564 1565 1570 1557 610 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 1,830 Write 1,557 Mixed 1271 SusWrite 1,400 340% 1,515 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 94.2 336% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 434 493% 840 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd GP-ARS16G44 2x8GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 55.4 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 47.5 145% 50.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 146%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,061x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	588x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	429x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	576x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	93x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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