Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210823
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '22 at 16:57
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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 i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 322 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 963 92% 760 Pts	64-Core 1212 75% 1212 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8818) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 162 Parallax 132 116% 146 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 108 Splatting 94 93% 117 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M370 1TB 3,658 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFMD1.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,232 Write 1717 Mixed 1,334 321% 1,428 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 70.7 240% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,570 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 1362 1,026% 1,380 MB/s
Poor: 129% Great: 258%
Samsung PSSD T7 Touch 1TB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 231GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 459 Write 84.3 Mixed 141 49% 228 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 19.1 71% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 37.8 DQ Mixed 22.2 41% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Kingston SQ500S37240G 240GB 1,214 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 135GB free Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 393 Write 432 Mixed 360 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 39.3 148% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 188 167% 247 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 103%
Maiwo GZX2020 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 226GB free Firmware: 0203 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 51.5 Write 35.4 Mixed 31.7 30% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 23%
Seagate ST3250620NS 250GB-$45 1,571 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 228GB free Firmware: 3.BKE Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 68.3 Write 70.5 Mixed 43.7 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 44%
Maiwo GZX2021 80GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 73GB free Firmware: 0203 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 50.1 Write 33.6 Mixed 22.2 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 8,891 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 29.7 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 33.3 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%

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Gaming 150%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $234Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,515x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	759x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	747x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	775x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	632x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	565x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	423x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	365x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	277x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	147x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16