Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '23 at 21:32
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$273 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 as expected (56^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 215 2-Core 430 125% 243 Pts	4-Core 860 8-Core 1,449 140% 1,154 Pts	64-Core 2,514 156% 2,514 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3601 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 165 404% 165 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,000 Write 1,365 Mixed 1,017 253% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 105 340% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,862 DQ Write 1,744 DQ Mixed 1,806 1,355% 1,804 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 102GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1560 1277 1286 1281 1278 1178 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 1,050 Write 1,629 Mixed 1,095 SusWrite 1,310 288% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 93.1 307% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 2,274 DQ Write 1,879 DQ Mixed 1,906 1,474% 2,020 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 372%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 132 134 133 131 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 130 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 130 110 120 116 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 104 Write 66.8 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 120 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GB 23,486 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 5400 MHz clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	MC Read 76 MC Write 71.3 MC Mixed 66.6 204% 71.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 53.1 SC Mixed 32.3 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 187%

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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 $315Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,360x
Core i9-13900KIntel $490Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,920x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	988x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $657Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,356x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,288x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	965x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,229x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	845x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $190Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	558x

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	555x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,370

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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