Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS ELITE X AX

Performance Results


Gaming 458% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 620% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	374% 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	500% 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 GA-Z790 AORUS ELITE X AX (all builds)
Memory	22.4 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	20231214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '24 at 00:10
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900K-$518 8,839 User benchmarks, average bench 131% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 239 2-Core 478 134% 265 Pts	4-Core 955 8-Core 1,860 167% 1,407 Pts	64-Core 4,332 268% 4,332 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,787 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Asus(1043 88EF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	374% Outstanding	Lighting 596 Reflection 546 Parallax 740 486% 627 fps	MRender 514 Gravity 554 Splatting 297 357% 455 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2965 4040 3381 1569 1627 1542 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	500% Outstanding	Read 3,073 Write 4,690 Mixed 3,573 SusWrite 2,520 785% 3,464 MB/s	4K Read 76.2 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 137 439% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 2,140 DQ Write 1,704 DQ Mixed 1,912 1,433% 1,918 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 500% Great: 592%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 349GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 455 473 473 454 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 469 Mixed 402 SusWrite 462 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 40.9 153% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 253 214% 312 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB-$474 2,198 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 585GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 353 355 351 348 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 325 Mixed 435 SusWrite 362 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61.8 211% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 344 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 131%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX5M2D6000C36 2x16GB 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	153% Outstanding	MC Read 63.7 MC Write 57.8 MC Mixed 57 170% 59.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 50.6 SC Mixed 29.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 200%

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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	144	27"	1280 720	HKC274F 27E6QC

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Gaming 460%

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Desktop 127%

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Workstation 611%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS ELITE X AX

CPU
Core i9-14900KIntel $518Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	33x
Core i7-14700KIntel $375Bench 130%, 6,042 samples	31x
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	14x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,787Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	15x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	13x
RTX 4070-TS (Ti-Super)Nvidia $790Bench 250%, 5,026 samples	10x

SSD
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	23x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	11x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBWD $140Bench 513%, 26,880 samples	5x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G162x16GBGBench 201%, 3,562 samples	12x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	6x
Group Inc UD5-7200 2x16GBTeamBench 205%, 1,302 samples	6x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $2,475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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