Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 270% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 320% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	226% 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.
Boot Drive	246% 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 92% 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, 22 months 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, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '22 at 03:40
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$288 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 212 2-Core 425 126% 242 Pts	4-Core 843 8-Core 1,603 146% 1,223 Pts	64-Core 3,035 188% 3,035 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 345 Reflection 297 Parallax 343 281% 328 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 258 Splatting 186 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1029 467 282 283 284 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 1,182 Mixed 579 SusWrite 438 238% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 61.9 284% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1046 DQ Write 1168 DQ Mixed 766 671% 993 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 236%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 427 425 430 426 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 477 Mixed 403 SusWrite 430 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 46.8 166% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 236 204% 303 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 423GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2285 618 620 620 619 620 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,581 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,487 SusWrite 897 409% 1,834 MB/s	4K Read 72.9 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 106 372% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,868 DQ Write 1,804 DQ Mixed 1,797 1,360% 1,823 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 32.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 28.6 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 110%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,528x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,007x
Core i9-12900KIntel $288Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	687x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	630x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	457x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	433x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	449x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	234x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	179x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16