Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220927
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '23 at 02:48
Run Duration	74 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th 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-$340 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 217 2-Core 445 127% 248 Pts	4-Core 882 8-Core 1,653 151% 1,267 Pts	64-Core 3,124 193% 3,124 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% PNY(196E 138A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 191 Parallax 182 161% 190 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 145 Splatting 129 122% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,989 Write 2,282 Mixed 1,769 451% 2,013 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 83.1 311% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,822 DQ Write 1,679 DQ Mixed 1,541 1,214% 1,681 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 296%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GB 4,540 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 33.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 27.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 190%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	990x

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	967x

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