Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 504% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 662% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	401% 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	478% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '22 at 04:13
Run Duration	378 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$511 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 237 2-Core 461 136% 263 Pts	4-Core 924 8-Core 1709 158% 1,317 Pts	64-Core 4,338 268% 4,338 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40C3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	401% Outstanding	Lighting 648 Reflection 600 Parallax 779 528% 676 fps	MRender 544 Gravity 578 Splatting 308 373% 477 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3227 3330 3372 2500 1597 1667 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	478% Outstanding	Read 2,923 Write 3,511 Mixed 3,174 SusWrite 2,615 691% 3,056 MB/s	4K Read 86.5 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 126 415% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 1,838 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 1,596 1,199% 1,610 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 478% Great: 488%
Corsair MP600 PRO 4TB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 3TB free Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4341 4495 4585 4560 4548 4537 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	573% Outstanding	Read 2,620 Write 4,108 Mixed 2,733 SusWrite 4511 794% 3,493 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 102 338% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 2,131 DQ Write 1,827 DQ Mixed 2,032 1,508% 1,997 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 573% Great: 594%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 731GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1831 1840 1842 1840 1840 1845 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,160 Write 1,755 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 1,840 379% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 82 291% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,801 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 1,277 1,033% 1,471 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 363%
PNY CS3030 2TB SSD 2,666 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 1.5TB free Firmware: CS303132 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2632 2619 1110 1107 1117 1117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 2,534 Mixed 1,749 SusWrite 1,617 421% 1,858 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 82.9 298% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 2,065 DQ Write 1,854 DQ Mixed 1,671 1,332% 1,863 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 315%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15.5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 263 262 260 264 262 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 190 188 187 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 83.4 Write 132 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 189 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3040G322x31.5GB 4,648 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h 12800 MHz clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	202% Outstanding	MC Read 79.4 MC Write 80.9 MC Mixed 78 227% 79.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 54.3 SC Mixed 36.3 108% 37.8 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 257%

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,361x
Core i9-13900KIntel $511Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,923x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	991x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,357x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,290x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	969x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,231x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	845x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	559x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	780x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	694x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	556x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,389

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