Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	282% 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 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 01:04
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 219 2-Core 429 124% 241 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,555 143% 1195 Pts	64-Core 2,962 183% 2,962 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1920 284 165 215 201 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,582 Write 1,863 Mixed 1,634 SusWrite 507 314% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 103 352% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,950 DQ Write 1,566 DQ Mixed 1,655 1,267% 1,724 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 81 79 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 83.4 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GB 11,497 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 26.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,519x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	684x

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 $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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	176x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Total price: $1,249

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 $178	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