Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 287% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 370% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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	235% 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	330% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '23 at 08:56
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-14700K-$389 5,171 User benchmarks, average bench 130% U3E1, 1 CPU, 20 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 79.4 1-Core 225 2-Core 455 129% 253 Pts	4-Core 924 8-Core 1,763 160% 1,344 Pts	64-Core 3845 238% 3845 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$750 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% Asus(1043 88A4) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	235% Outstanding	Lighting 339 Reflection 329 Parallax 382 276% 350 fps	MRender 465 Gravity 295 Splatting 211 252% 324 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1495 1363 1382 1435 1392 1371 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,751 Write 2,279 Mixed 1,781 SusWrite 1,406 459% 2,054 MB/s	4K Read 72.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 88 280% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,835 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 554 533% 887 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$359 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 472 474 471 473 473 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 468 Mixed 446 SusWrite 470 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 53 175% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 239 179% 246 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 137%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 184GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 92 93 91 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 70 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 92.4 67% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 210GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 86 85 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 100 SusWrite 84.9 73% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 74%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 6TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 884GB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 166 165 167 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 160 Write 150 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 167 173% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 41% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 91%

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 clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	159% Outstanding	MC Read 65.4 MC Write 62 MC Mixed 58.7 177% 62 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 53.2 SC Mixed 28.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 159% 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%	2	218	60	120	27"	1280 720	DEL41D9 DELL S2721DGF

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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 - $210

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,384x
Core i9-13900KIntel $462Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,936x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,001x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,372x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,303x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	980x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,248x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	848x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $183Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	578x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	788x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	703x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	562x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16