Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 481% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 636% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 130%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	389% 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	610% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '23 at 08:23
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 240 2-Core 480 135% 266 Pts	4-Core 968 8-Core 1,814 166% 1,391 Pts	64-Core 4,212 261% 4,212 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,847 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Zotac(19DA 4675) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	389% Outstanding	Lighting 624 Reflection 588 Parallax 749 508% 653 fps	MRender 536 Gravity 571 Splatting 297 366% 468 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 389% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S1024G 1TB 14,174 User benchmarks, average bench 406% 752GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4533 4677 4848 4069 2716 2317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	610% Outstanding	Read 3,250 Write 4,660 Mixed 3,198 SusWrite 3860 848% 3,742 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 357 4K Mixed 141 476% 189 MB/s	DQ Read 2,418 DQ Write 1,915 DQ Mixed 2,201 1,638% 2,178 MB/s
Poor: 239% ↑ This bench: 610% Great: 591%
Kingston SKC3000S1024G 1TB 14,174 User benchmarks, average bench 406% 509GB free Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3320 1469 1578 763 909 1130 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 2,841 Write 4,384 Mixed 2,908 SusWrite 1,528 659% 2,915 MB/s	4K Read 82.6 4K Write 302 4K Mixed 129 450% 171 MB/s	DQ Read 2,591 DQ Write 2,008 DQ Mixed 2397 1,767% 2,332 MB/s
Poor: 239% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 591%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 140 141 154 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 146GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 41 40 40 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 38.2 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 39.6 26% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.3 138% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5200C40 2x16GB 2,353 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	MC Read 66.8 MC Write 62.5 MC Mixed 61.2 182% 63.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 30.6 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 171%

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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	2,352x
Core i9-13900KIntel $495Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,915x
Core i5-13600KIntel $279Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	985x

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	1,225x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	844x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	556x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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