Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 223% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 262% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	142% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230912
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '24 at 16:49
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$263 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 78.9 1-Core 207 2-Core 413 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 815 8-Core 1,496 138% 1,155 Pts	64-Core 2,798 173% 2,798 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 4127) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 268 Parallax 287 228% 278 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 244 Splatting 192 210% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
m.2 Smartbuy PS5013-2280T 256GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00E3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 174 267 270 186 269 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1108 Write 270 Mixed 342 SusWrite 237 107% 489 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 40.8 226% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 483 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 332 260% 364 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 214%
Apacer AS350 120GB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 29GB free Firmware: AP913PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 356 371 381 402 381 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 389 Write 416 Mixed 329 SusWrite 373 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 32.4 133% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 189 176% 272 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 82%
Apacer AS350 256GB 5,875 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 96GB free Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 141 140 141 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 478 Write 443 Mixed 360 SusWrite 164 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 23.7 113% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 35.4 75% 151 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 73GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 97 100 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 39.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 98.4 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 99% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 83GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 174 177 177 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 134 Write 84.1 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 175 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 113%
Toshiba HDWL110 1TB 7,333 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 229GB free Firmware: JU000A SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 41 43 47 32 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AX5U5600C3616G-B 2x16GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	158% Outstanding	MC Read 64.6 MC Write 62.1 MC Mixed 58.2 176% 61.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 27.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 188%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 1R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	27%	22	218	59	100	23.8"	1920 1080	HPN3635 HP 24x

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	959x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	533x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	302x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	339x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	254x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	254x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	373x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	143x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	600x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	176x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,341

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16