Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 190% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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 Drive	325% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220927
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '22 at 21:44
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$249 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 215 2-Core 420 123% 238 Pts	4-Core 783 8-Core 1,299 127% 1,041 Pts	64-Core 2,287 142% 2,287 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$449 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 204 Parallax 220 188% 218 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 153 Splatting 124 135% 172 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 506GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1520 1265 806 71 62 695 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,160 Write 3,451 Mixed 2,305 SusWrite 736 488% 2,163 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 324 4K Mixed 99.4 398% 163 MB/s	DQ Read 1,944 DQ Write 1,340 DQ Mixed 1,679 1,243% 1,654 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 441%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 143 148 146 145 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 432 Write 156 Mixed 220 SusWrite 142 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 42.9 164% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 135 116% 173 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 169 167 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 180 Write 164 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 168 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 1.1 75% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1.7 3% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GB 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	MC Read 64.9 MC Write 59.6 MC Mixed 58.5 174% 61 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 30.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 176%

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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 - $208

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,440x
Core i9-13900KIntel $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,981x
Core i5-13600KIntel $249Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,029x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $767Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,407x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,342x
RTX 4080Nvidia $958Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,004x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,277x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	867x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	601x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	809x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	720x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	581x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369