Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	186% 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	312% 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	51 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '22 at 20:14
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	88%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 206 2-Core 411 118% 230 Pts	4-Core 832 8-Core 1,632 146% 1,232 Pts	64-Core 2,952 183% 2,952 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	186% Outstanding	Lighting 268 Reflection 245 Parallax 295 218% 269 fps	MRender 312 Gravity 227 Splatting 170 186% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 1441 1665 1594 1041 809 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 1,926 Write 1,748 Mixed 1,608 SusWrite 1,190 363% 1,618 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 280 4K Mixed 88 346% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1,413 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,189 913% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 296%
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 507GB free Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3875 1868 1577 1687 1201 1515 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	447% Outstanding	Read 3473 Write 3,998 Mixed 3,072 SusWrite 1,954 703% 3124 MB/s	4K Read 73.7 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 99.9 376% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,799 DQ Write 1504 DQ Mixed 1,643 1,233% 1,649 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 447% Great: 573%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.3% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 25.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.7 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 114%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,526x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,007x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	687x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	630x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	457x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	433x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	449x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16