Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	337% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	51.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231214
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '24 at 21:50
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13400F-$186 5,603 User benchmarks, average bench 106% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 69.4 1-Core 167 2-Core 335 99% 191 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,044 105% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,490 92% 1,490 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500T500SSD8 500GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 373% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: P8CR002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 664 315 413 510 388 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 4,392 Write 4,459 Mixed 2,716 SusWrite 568 676% 3,034 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 69.7 242% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1328 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,157 865% 1,157 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 535%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKW256G8 256GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 45GB free Firmware: 006C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,377 Write 1,004 Mixed 808 235% 1,063 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 52.2 195% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 321 209% 252 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 248%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 203GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 325 353 325 347 335 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 815 Write 386 Mixed 409 SusWrite 332 108% 486 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 35.5 127% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 430 DQ Mixed 215 207% 322 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 147%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF256G7H 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 121GB free Firmware: HP03 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 64 145 142 108 68 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 490 Mixed 527 SusWrite 182 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 43.7 168% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 536 DQ Mixed 320 268% 378 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 130%
Nvme CT500P 500GB 976 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 299GB free Firmware: P9CR30A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1748 1761 1764 1770 702 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,343 Write 1,654 Mixed 1,401 SusWrite 1,299 322% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 79.9 274% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,297 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,064 817% 1117 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 332%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 136GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 75 74 75 74 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 105 Mixed 69 SusWrite 74.9 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 3600 C20 Series 2x31.5GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 38.3 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 0P 3R 1G 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
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16