Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 444% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 541% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	371% 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	312% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 23:36
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$345 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 219 2-Core 439 128% 248 Pts	4-Core 887 8-Core 1,732 155% 1,309 Pts	64-Core 3,208 199% 3,208 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 131%

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: 532.03 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	371% Outstanding	Lighting 594 Reflection 559 Parallax 675 484% 609 fps	MRender 507 Gravity 534 Splatting 293 349% 445 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1006 692 623 532 548 533 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,440 Write 2,184 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 656 386% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 97.7 330% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,740 DQ Write 1,487 DQ Mixed 1,593 1,199% 1,607 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 372%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 177GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2062 1044 1046 1047 1012 1012 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1533 Write 2,171 Mixed 1,552 SusWrite 1,204 365% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 45.6 132% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 2281 DQ Write 1,738 DQ Mixed 1,948 1,473% 1,989 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 298%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 451GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 486 486 486 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 416 SusWrite 486 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 51.3 168% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 217 220 212 220 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 376 Write 257 Mixed 269 SusWrite 211 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 37.9 137% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 156 146% 226 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 6000 C36 2x16GB 3,541 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	MC Read 80.9 MC Write 76.8 MC Mixed 71.9 219% 76.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 33 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 204%

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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 - $215

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,350x
Core i9-13900KIntel $518Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,914x
Core i5-13600KIntel $279Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	985x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $680Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,352x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,847Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,281x
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	843x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	555x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	778x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	691x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	555x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,408

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