Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230307
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '24 at 17:36
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 69.1 1-Core 222 2-Core 440 123% 244 Pts	4-Core 857 8-Core 1497 142% 1,177 Pts	64-Core 3,077 190% 3,077 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 249 Parallax 165 160% 203 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 148 Splatting 132 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,366 Write 2,238 Mixed 2,172 504% 2,259 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 87.5 296% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,545 DQ Write 1,212 DQ Mixed 1380 1,032% 1379 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 990 Pro M.2 1TB-$123 34,940 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 498GB free Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4073 2251 1696 1708 2053 2110 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,680 Write 3,827 Mixed 2,698 SusWrite 2,315 651% 2,880 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 98.5 340% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,718 DQ Write 1,329 DQ Mixed 1,515 1,136% 1,521 MB/s
Poor: 275% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 507%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 918GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 181 180 181 172 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 157 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AX5U6000C4016G-CLARB 2x16GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 60.1 MC Write 52.5 MC Mixed 55.3 160% 56 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 27.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 144% 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	59	60	26.9"	1280 720	MSI3CA8 MSI MAG274QRX

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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 - $208

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,437x
Core i9-13900KIntel $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,980x
Core i5-13600KIntel $249Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,029x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $767Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,407x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,341x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,004x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,276x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	865x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	601x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	809x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	720x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	581x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,465

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369