Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 230% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 279% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	203% 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	657% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 13:15
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$324 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 (54^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 213 2-Core 408 121% 233 Pts	4-Core 822 8-Core 1,631 145% 1,226 Pts	64-Core 2,940 182% 2,940 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 283 Parallax 338 240% 305 fps	MRender 343 Gravity 252 Splatting 188 205% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 775GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4029 4328 4306 4386 4376 4304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	657% Outstanding	Read 4,322 Write 4,276 Mixed 3,052 SusWrite 4,288 898% 3,985 MB/s	4K Read 83.8 4K Write 270 4K Mixed 115 417% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 2,248 DQ Write 1,994 DQ Mixed 2125 1,592% 2,122 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 657% Great: 623%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GB 892 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	MC Read 74.7 MC Write 71.6 MC Mixed 67.6 204% 71.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 32.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 184%

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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 $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	952x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	528x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 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 $96Bench 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: $1,330

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 $179	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