Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	208% 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '23 at 16:42
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 79.8 1-Core 213 2-Core 424 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 978 87% 734 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Asus(1043 88E0) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 535.98 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (167 fps cap detected)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 167 Parallax 167 136% 167 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 167 Splatting 167 137% 167 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB 12,375 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 408 417 420 397 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,446 Write 1,401 Mixed 1,235 SusWrite 433 253% 1,129 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 67.5 272% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 1,522 DQ Mixed 988 737% 936 MB/s
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 237%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 93 100 100 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 133 Write 128 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 97 72% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 149 152 148 152 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 129 Write 155 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 151 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3040F162x16GB 2,304 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	183% Outstanding	MC Read 77.9 MC Write 72.8 MC Mixed 65.5 206% 72.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 32.6 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 201%

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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 - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,361x
Core i9-13900KIntel $490Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,922x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	990x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,357x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,290x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	965x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,231x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	845x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	559x

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	556x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,389

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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