Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 204% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 226% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	166% 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	488% 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

4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '24 at 12:03
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$260 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 220 2-Core 436 128% 247 Pts	4-Core 876 8-Core 1,535 146% 1,205 Pts	64-Core 2597 161% 2597 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 247 Reflection 222 Parallax 216 201% 228 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 162 Splatting 131 144% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 649GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3132 3410 3455 2130 1557 1553 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	488% Outstanding	Read 2,918 Write 3,534 Mixed 3,194 SusWrite 2,540 689% 3,046 MB/s	4K Read 89.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 130 422% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 2,141 DQ Write 1,649 DQ Mixed 1,877 1,409% 1,889 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 488% Great: 488%
WDC WUH722020ALE6L4 20TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 5TB free Firmware: PQGNW107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 213 216 215 215 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 241 Write 245 Mixed 126 SusWrite 215 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 0.9 12% 6.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.9 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 4.3 4% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 30%
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TB 6,289 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 3TB free Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 4080 3940 3960 3858 3880 3904 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	528% Outstanding	Read 2,171 Write 3,830 Mixed 2,453 SusWrite 3,937 705% 3,098 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 297 4K Mixed 98.5 374% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 2,269 DQ Write 1,631 DQ Mixed 1136 1,069% 1,678 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 528% Great: 530%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 6000 C40 2x16GB 763 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	MC Read 81.8 MC Write 75.8 MC Mixed 71.5 218% 76.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 53.5 SC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 196%

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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	60	0	31.5"	1280 720	MEIA296 Panasonic-TV

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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 - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,402x
Core i9-13900KIntel $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,956x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,011x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,381x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,790Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,321x
RTX 4080Nvidia $979Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	990x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,260x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	856x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	588x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	796x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	707x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	571x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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