Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 269% UFO	Desktop 127% UFO	Workstation 324% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	211% 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	281% 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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '22 at 21:50
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$314 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 227 2-Core 454 134% 258 Pts	4-Core 912 8-Core 1,820 161% 1,366 Pts	64-Core 3,269 202% 3,269 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 311 Reflection 304 Parallax 328 253% 314 fps	MRender 353 Gravity 253 Splatting 188 208% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0 500GB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 237% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 927 970 992 990 955 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,345 Write 1,635 Mixed 1,336 SusWrite 1,002 300% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 304 4K Mixed 60.1 295% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,836 DQ Write 1,716 DQ Mixed 1,542 1,221% 1,698 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 319%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 404GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 418 473 491 492 492 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 333 Write 316 Mixed 270 SusWrite 458 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 66 198% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 337 255% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 116GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 417 472 489 491 490 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 305 Mixed 249 SusWrite 457 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 33.5 146% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 334 253% 342 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 21,264 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	MC Read 87.1 MC Write 88.3 MC Mixed 81.6 245% 85.7 GB/s	SC Read 29.3 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 40.9 116% 40.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 199%

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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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,389x
Core i9-13900KIntel $487Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,943x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,003x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,376x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,789Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,309x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	982x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,252x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	850x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	581x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	790x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	706x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	565x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16