Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	204% 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

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '22 at 19:24
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900-$354 2,410 User benchmarks, average bench 111% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 70.2 1-Core 180 2-Core 362 105% 204 Pts	4-Core 715 8-Core 1,288 120% 1,001 Pts	64-Core 2,833 175% 2,833 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Dell(1028 3971) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 183 Parallax 171 151% 180 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 686 485 470 493 490 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,949 Write 933 Mixed 936 SusWrite 519 239% 1,085 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 63.9 236% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 790 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 319 280% 437 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 257%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 930GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 961 1089 1054 1100 1091 1098 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,204 Write 504 Mixed 755 SusWrite 1,066 197% 882 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 35.1 118% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 55.7 DQ Mixed 88.3 84% 138 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 722GB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 148 154 180 179 178 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-16 2x16GB 10,661 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 52.8 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 50.2 145% 50.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 171%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	952x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	529x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	300x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	337x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	253x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	253x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	373x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	142x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	595x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	174x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,338

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