Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 189% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	112% 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	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 (35%). 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	57.6 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 08 '23 at 00:13
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 227 2-Core 453 131% 255 Pts	4-Core 905 8-Core 1,756 158% 1,330 Pts	64-Core 3154 195% 3154 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 127% 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: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 160 Parallax 162 132% 161 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 139 Splatting 124 124% 156 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 284 229 173 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 477 Mixed 402 SusWrite 224 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 59 202% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 338 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Team TM8FP6002T 2TB 2,616 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1.5TB free Firmware: VC2S038E SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1367 1388 1412 1431 1421 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 1,404 Mixed 1,276 SusWrite 1,383 322% 1,435 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 60.8 244% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 884 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 963 705% 918 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 345%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB 15,205 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 140GB free Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1103 616 437 113 111 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,615 Write 1,108 Mixed 980 SusWrite 416 229% 1,029 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 48 252% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 544 507% 774 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 653GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1827 1839 1835 1830 1841 1831 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,371 Write 1,657 Mixed 246 SusWrite 1,834 340% 1,527 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 86.5 317% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1262 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 550 609% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 372%
WD WD1600YS-01SHB1 165GB-$90 880 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 153GB free Firmware: 20.06C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 60.2 Write 56.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 60.7 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 35%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 33.6 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 21.8 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 256% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.1% 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: 19 20 20 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 31.3 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 20.2 36% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 22%
FANTOM WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 327GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 41 41 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Read 54.6 Write 34.4 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 39.5 51% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21% 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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	181% Outstanding	MC Read 70.4 MC Write 72.7 MC Mixed 68.2 201% 70.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 54.4 SC Mixed 38.5 113% 39.7 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 181% 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	71	59	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