Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	9.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	405% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO (all builds)
Memory	51.9 GB free of 64 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '22 at 19:00
Run Duration	329 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 218 2-Core 434 126% 245 Pts	4-Core 849 8-Core 1,628 147% 1,239 Pts	64-Core 2,966 184% 2,966 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1273 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.15% Terrible	Lighting 10.4 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 12 8% 12.7 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 14 Splatting 11.2 10% 13 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.15% Great: 9%
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(1545 5450) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Lighting 1.2 Reflection 1.9 Parallax 1.6 1% 1.57 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 1.9 1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 1%

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: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2307 2228 2308 2295 2265 2226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,272 Write 2081 Mixed 2,027 SusWrite 2,271 488% 2,163 MB/s	4K Read 78.6 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 119 384% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1353 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 1,240 929% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 435%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2852 2807 2812 2818 2816 2812 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	437% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 2,824 Mixed 2,564 SusWrite 2,820 605% 2,674 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 109 339% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,422 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 1,326 996% 1,330 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 437% Great: 526%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 20,788 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 219 221 219 217 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 231 Write 209 Mixed 118 SusWrite 219 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 1.2 69% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 1.7 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 1.5 2% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 46%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2810 2818 2817 2814 2818 2816 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	436% Outstanding	Read 2,467 Write 2,820 Mixed 2,587 SusWrite 2,815 605% 2,672 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 109 340% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,418 DQ Write 1,234 DQ Mixed 1,326 994% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 436% Great: 526%
Seagate Expansion HDD 12TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1801 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 212 212 212 213 212 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 199 Write 200 Mixed 181 SusWrite 212 45% 198 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 1 43% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 4.7 DQ Write 18.1 DQ Mixed 0.2 3% 7.67 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B5600C40 2x31.5GB 492 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	MC Read 78.3 MC Write 75.1 MC Mixed 72.6 215% 75.3 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 49.3 SC Mixed 33.1 103% 36.1 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 203%

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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