Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 201% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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	293% 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 (14%). 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, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '22 at 06:37
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$260 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 77.4 1-Core 214 2-Core 406 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 806 8-Core 1,406 134% 1106 Pts	64-Core 2443 151% 2443 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 211 Parallax 206 191% 217 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 156 Splatting 126 139% 177 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 479GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 851 67 74 633 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,119 Write 3205 Mixed 2,165 SusWrite 294 438% 1,946 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 98.2 380% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 2,014 DQ Write 1,331 DQ Mixed 479 679% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 441%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 137 136 127 126 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 390 Write 145 Mixed 205 SusWrite 130 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 40.3 146% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 165 132% 187 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 169 169 168 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 186 Write 164 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 167 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 1.1 71% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.9% 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 (53^rd percentile)	156% Outstanding	MC Read 64.3 MC Write 60.3 MC Mixed 58.1 174% 60.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 30 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 156% 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 - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,402x
Core i9-13900KIntel $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,956x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,011x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,381x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,790Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,322x
RTX 4080Nvidia $979Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	990x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,260x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	856x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	588x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	797x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	707x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	571x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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