Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 111%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 180%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 94% 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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '22 at 03:03
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 97%
CPU Throttled 94%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 204
2-Core 403
120% 230 Pts
4-Core 764
8-Core 1,536
136% 1,150 Pts
64-Core 2,398
148% 2,398 Pts
Poor: 102%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270
Gigabyte(1458 37AF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3744 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 184
Parallax 187
160% 189 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 160
Splatting 134
132% 165 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 134%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93
552GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 706 641 739 644 690 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 39.7
Write 84.9
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 584
43% 186 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 3
13% 5.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,484
DQ Write 1,194
DQ Mixed 1,270
970% 1,316 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 100%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd GP-ARS16G37 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 49.6
MC Write 47.9
MC Mixed 42.5
133% 46.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 43.4
SC Mixed 30
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Builds (Compare 4,968 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,221
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