Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 497% UFO	Desktop 128% UFO	Workstation 656% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	395% 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	395% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 11:37
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900KF-$495 16,914 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 234 2-Core 470 136% 264 Pts	4-Core 941 8-Core 1,782 162% 1,362 Pts	64-Core 4,317 267% 4,317 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,847 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Lighting 636 Reflection 582 Parallax 774 518% 664 fps	MRender 536 Gravity 574 Splatting 309 371% 473 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30023 1TB 1,760 User benchmarks, average bench 375% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2468 1101 859 923 823 708 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 4,180 Mixed 2,647 SusWrite 1,147 593% 2,624 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 336 4K Mixed 120 433% 174 MB/s	DQ Read 2,252 DQ Write 1,842 DQ Mixed 2,052 1,535% 2,049 MB/s
Poor: 233% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 504%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 677GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 401 Write 383 Mixed 361 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 47 161% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 289 216% 287 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 24GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.4 Write 10.2 Mixed 14.9 18% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.9 181% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX5M2X7200C34 2x16GB 1,245 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 6800 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	MC Read 87.5 MC Write 90.1 MC Mixed 82.7 248% 86.8 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 37.8 108% 37.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 253%

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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 $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,355x
Core i9-13900KIntel $518Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,915x
Core i5-13600KIntel $279Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	986x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,354x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,847Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,282x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	963x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,226x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	845x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	778x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	692x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	555x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,423

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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