Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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	125% 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	94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '23 at 07:28
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$330 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 232 2-Core 454 131% 256 Pts	4-Core 909 8-Core 1798 160% 1,353 Pts	64-Core 3,258 202% 3,258 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 163 Parallax 162 133% 163 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 144 Splatting 128 127% 160 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 309 314 304 298 242 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 348 Write 361 Mixed 286 SusWrite 309 74% 326 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.5 151% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 124%
Team TM8FP6002T 2TB 2,616 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 2TB free Firmware: VC2S038E SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1317 1372 1451 1448 1450 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,193 Write 1,063 Mixed 944 SusWrite 1,386 258% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67 215% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 1,017 DQ Mixed 1,018 751% 981 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 345%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 151GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 225 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,078 Write 661 Mixed 700 SusWrite 270 150% 677 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 34.3 197% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 545 507% 774 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 230%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 448GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 979 463 1058 979 1052 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,680 Write 815 Mixed 158 SusWrite 989 201% 911 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 79.5 277% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,263 DQ Write 1,251 DQ Mixed 565 615% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 372%
WD WD1600YS-01SHB1 165GB-$90 880 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 59GB free Firmware: 20.06C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 48 48 48 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 58.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 48 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 35%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 179 173 180 183 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 132 Write 153 Mixed 110 SusWrite 176 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 298% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 37 37 38 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 56.1 Write 26.2 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 37.1 47% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 22%
FANTOM WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 404GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 40 42 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 52.6 Write 32.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 40.3 49% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc UD5-5200 2x31.5GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	MC Read 70.6 MC Write 69.6 MC Mixed 66.5 197% 68.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 33.5 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 186%

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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	68	60	144	34"	1280 720	VTK3400 GNV34DBE

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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 $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,393x
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,946x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,006x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,377x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,310x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	984x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,253x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	852x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	579x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	792x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	705x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	566x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16