Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	488% 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 95% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 21:44
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 211 2-Core 418 120% 235 Pts	4-Core 834 8-Core 1,514 141% 1,174 Pts	64-Core 2418 150% 2418 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 121 Parallax 125 108% 126 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 103 Splatting 88.5 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 835GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3438 3277 3052 2213 1621 1601 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	488% Outstanding	Read 2,946 Write 3,145 Mixed 2,942 SusWrite 2,534 652% 2,892 MB/s	4K Read 88.4 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 128 429% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,032 DQ Write 1,640 DQ Mixed 1,816 1,365% 1,829 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 488% Great: 488%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 201 204 203 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 207 Mixed 103 SusWrite 203 130% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2A4800C40 2x16GB 635 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	144% Outstanding	MC Read 57.5 MC Write 56.5 MC Mixed 53.7 160% 55.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 24.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 160%

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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 227%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 250%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	996x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	972x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	357x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	571x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	513x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	251x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	417x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	296x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	204x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C162x16GBGBench 168%, 2,632 samples	149x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,008

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