Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 265% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 319% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	227% 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	263% 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.

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	26.8 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 23:23
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 213 2-Core 425 124% 240 Pts	4-Core 843 8-Core 1,631 147% 1,237 Pts	64-Core 3,054 189% 3,054 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% 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)	227% Outstanding	Lighting 346 Reflection 296 Parallax 346 282% 329 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 260 Splatting 186 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 227% 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% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 437 286 285 287 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,108 Write 1,183 Mixed 750 SusWrite 451 247% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 78.8 318% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,283 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 688 664% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 236%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 443 432 424 419 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 479 Mixed 396 SusWrite 434 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 51.7 182% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 248 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 424GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 616 621 620 618 619 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 896 408% 1,830 MB/s	4K Read 72.3 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 97.4 358% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,870 DQ Write 1,725 DQ Mixed 1,798 1,349% 1,798 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 340%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 32GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 56 35 36 22 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 146 Write 60.4 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 40 93% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.3 236% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 44%

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 (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 31.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 110%

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Typical GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Builds (Compare 4,938 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	434x

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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Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16