Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 263% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 308% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	215% 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	505% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '23 at 03:07
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 212 2-Core 423 127% 242 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,590 146% 1221 Pts	64-Core 3,038 188% 3,038 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 319 Reflection 296 Parallax 340 260% 318 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 262 Splatting 189 213% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FPZ001T 1TB 449 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 852GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4995 4791 2108 1853 1589 1352 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	505% Outstanding	Read 2,716 Write 4,393 Mixed 2,758 SusWrite 2,782 717% 3,162 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 363 4K Mixed 124 454% 185 MB/s	DQ Read 2,083 DQ Write 1814 DQ Mixed 1,975 1,473% 1,957 MB/s
Poor: 230% ↑ This bench: 505% Great: 505%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKNW010T8 1TB 3,285 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 225GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 732 99 138 107 100 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,429 Write 1,522 Mixed 989 SusWrite 213 232% 1,038 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 81.6 301% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 272 345% 603 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 258%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 257GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1779 849 581 580 578 578 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2179 Write 1,787 Mixed 883 SusWrite 824 315% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 69.1 279% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,154 DQ Write 1,381 DQ Mixed 896 778% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 21,264 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 6000 MHz clocked @ 6100 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	MC Read 85.9 MC Write 86.5 MC Mixed 80.5 241% 84.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 37 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 199%

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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	59	100	34"	1280 720	GBT3400 G34WQC

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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 $335Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,373x
Core i9-13900KIntel $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,928x
Core i5-13600KIntel $254Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	996x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $660Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,367x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,296x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,100Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	976x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,239x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	848x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $180Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	569x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	787x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	701x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	559x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16