Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 11 months ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	115.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '23 at 19:24
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (51^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-$459 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 72.1 1-Core 229 2-Core 458 128% 253 Pts	4-Core 918 8-Core 1,825 162% 1,372 Pts	64-Core 4,318 267% 4,318 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 377D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 145 Parallax 133 103% 135 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 143 Splatting 119 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,510 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,666 474% 2,134 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 90.9 307% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,676 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 1,398 1,057% 1,430 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
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: 3160 3387 3379 3370 3372 3353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	511% Outstanding	Read 2,972 Write 3,400 Mixed 3,080 SusWrite 3,337 723% 3,197 MB/s	4K Read 82.5 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 117 389% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,750 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 1,492 1,122% 1,508 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 511% Great: 508%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 50GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 149 120 119 140 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 138 Write 123 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 137 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH64GX5M2B6400C32 4x31.8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	139% Outstanding	MC Read 53.2 MC Write 54.6 MC Mixed 50.3 151% 52.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 34.5 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 96.5 41% 96.5 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 192%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	24"	1280 720	ACR02FA GN246HL

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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

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