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 below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.59% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	53.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '23 at 00:57
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$500 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 72.9 1-Core 231 2-Core 461 129% 255 Pts	4-Core 894 8-Core 1708 155% 1,301 Pts	64-Core 4,346 269% 4,346 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3959 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	8.59% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 256 Parallax 11.2 8% 92.3 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 10.9 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.59% Great: 10%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2TB 1,817 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,991 Write 4,870 Mixed 3,265 836% 3,709 MB/s	4K Read 87.5 4K Write 357 4K Mixed 107 459% 184 MB/s	DQ Read 2,218 DQ Write 1,714 DQ Mixed 2,025 1,499% 1,986 MB/s
Poor: 279% Great: 611%
USB Flash Drive 32GB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 25GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 18.4 Write 4.5 Mixed 4.5 9% 9.13 MB/s	4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.3 260% 2.55 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M4B6600C32 4x16GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4533 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	128% Outstanding	MC Read 51.3 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 49 140% 48.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 28.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 94.8 42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 237%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,391x
Core i9-13900KIntel $500Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,945x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,003x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,376x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,309x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	983x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,253x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	852x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	579x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	790x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	705x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	565x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	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