Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 225% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 231% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	203% 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	397% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '22 at 01:43
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 206 2-Core 413 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 786 8-Core 1,322 128% 1,054 Pts	64-Core 1,820 113% 1,820 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 394 Parallax 339 241% 343 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 246 Splatting 182 203% 259 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 1603 2228 2505 1741 1484 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 2,727 Write 2,371 Mixed 1,963 SusWrite 1,762 495% 2,206 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 93 346% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,858 DQ Write 1,479 DQ Mixed 1,597 1,215% 1,645 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 435%
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 222GB free Firmware: V8X01c87 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 371 350 368 367 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 421 Write 357 Mixed 345 SusWrite 366 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 31.7 116% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 190 141% 184 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 97%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 133GB free Firmware: JF3OA0E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 62 62 62 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 49.7 Write 54.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 61.2 36% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 35.5 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 29.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,519x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	685x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	315x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	177x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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