Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 275% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 281% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	300% 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	220% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '24 at 02:31
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$234 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 296 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,003 98% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$1,000 3,474 User benchmarks, average bench 300% MSI(1462 5118) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.31 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	300% Outstanding	Lighting 457 Reflection 439 Parallax 479 372% 459 fps	MRender 514 Gravity 391 Splatting 257 302% 387 fps
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 314%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 380 215 208 203 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,636 Mixed 1,274 SusWrite 312 265% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 77 292% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,256 DQ Write 1,046 DQ Mixed 987 784% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 621GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 174 174 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 98.6 Write 118 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 174 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 90% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C19-16GTR2x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 20.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 125%

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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	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7088 LC32G5xT

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Gaming 150%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $234Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,513x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	756x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	745x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	774x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	631x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	565x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	364x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	147x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $828

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16