Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	206% 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	290% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 7 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '22 at 13:38
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$178 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 81.1 1-Core 193 2-Core 402 116% 225 Pts	4-Core 796 8-Core 1,311 129% 1,054 Pts	64-Core 1,869 116% 1,869 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% Gigabyte(1458 40A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Lighting 301 Reflection 277 Parallax 341 245% 306 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 246 Splatting 187 208% 265 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 660 687 674 632 627 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,729 SusWrite 738 383% 1,704 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 89.3 340% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,481 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,337 1,012% 1,362 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 297%
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 184GB free Firmware: CS900615 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 449 442 436 438 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 171 Mixed 338 SusWrite 440 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 37.6 143% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 198 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 98GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 482 483 482 484 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 479 Mixed 368 SusWrite 483 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45.3 171% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 336 254% 342 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 185GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 468 464 428 251 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 456 Mixed 444 SusWrite 413 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50 177% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 288 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 327GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 85 Write 86.7 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 91.6 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 91%

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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 $178Bench 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 $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