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 as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	518% 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.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230531
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '23 at 18:20
Run Duration	526 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700KF-$277 20,009 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 214 2-Core 438 130% 249 Pts	4-Core 879 8-Core 1,763 156% 1,321 Pts	64-Core 3,167 196% 3,167 Pts
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 131%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB-$123 34,940 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3754 1818 1814 2124 2125 2173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	518% Outstanding	Read 3,256 Write 4887 Mixed 3,652 SusWrite 2,301 797% 3,524 MB/s	4K Read 98.7 4K Write 311 4K Mixed 153 511% 188 MB/s	DQ Read 2,148 DQ Write 1,823 DQ Mixed 1,969 1,480% 1,980 MB/s
Poor: 275% ↑ This bench: 518% Great: 507%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 1TB free Firmware: STNSC016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3822 3909 3910 3908 3900 3913 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	532% Outstanding	Read 2,240 Write 3,564 Mixed 2,217 SusWrite 3,894 677% 2,979 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 307 4K Mixed 94.7 372% 153 MB/s	DQ Read 2,247 DQ Write 1,895 DQ Mixed 2,085 1,558% 2,076 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 532% Great: 502%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3260 3259 3265 3261 3266 3264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	526% Outstanding	Read 2,742 Write 3,280 Mixed 2,971 SusWrite 3,262 694% 3,064 MB/s	4K Read 77.6 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 118 392% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 2287 DQ Write 1,984 DQ Mixed 2,117 1,592% 2,129 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 526% Great: 508%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 769GB free Firmware: SU6SM003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4682 4794 3515 2897 1396 1399 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	525% Outstanding	Read 2,676 Write 3,927 Mixed 2,946 SusWrite 3,114 718% 3,166 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 319 4K Mixed 122 421% 168 MB/s	DQ Read 2,361 DQ Write 2,016 DQ Mixed 2,216 1,653% 2,197 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 525% Great: 604%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 412GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 117 Write 102 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 0.1 93% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 59%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 33GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 0.2 103% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 68%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 177GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 147 Write 150 Mixed 114 SusWrite 0.4 130% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 59%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68EUZN0 3TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 17GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 67 62 69 65 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 96.4 SusWrite 65.3 143% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 59%
WDC WD80 EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 132 Write 149 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 0.2 120% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 78%
WDC WD12 0EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 188 Write 194 Mixed 198 SusWrite 0.2 188% 145 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2.1 294% 6.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 84%
Samsung SSD 750 EVO 500G 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 133GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 236 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 402 Mixed 331 SusWrite 39.4 376% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 24.7 1,794% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 28.5 DQ Mixed 24.6 1,898% 26 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 293%
WDC WD75 00BPVT-60HXZT3 750GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 586GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 67 62 69 65 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 698 Write 3.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 65.3 145% 193 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Mixed 0 39% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF568C36-16 2x16GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6800 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	MC Read 94.5 MC Write 97.4 MC Mixed 89.8 268% 93.9 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 53.5 SC Mixed 42.9 121% 42.2 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 247%

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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 - $208

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,438x
Core i9-13900KIntel $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,981x
Core i5-13600KIntel $249Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,029x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $767Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,407x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,341x
RTX 4080Nvidia $958Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,004x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,277x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	866x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	601x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	809x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	720x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	581x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369