Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	143% 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.
Boot Drive	227% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	48.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221025
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '24 at 18:29
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600KF-$250 24,875 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 72.8 1-Core 211 2-Core 424 120% 236 Pts	4-Core 849 8-Core 1,450 140% 1,150 Pts	64-Core 2,416 150% 2,416 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 127%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 191 Parallax 178 168% 192 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 139 Splatting 115 126% 160 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1403 1594 1651 332 276 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 960 Write 1,565 Mixed 1,115 SusWrite 928 259% 1142 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 64.4 247% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 1506 DQ Mixed 1,541 1,090% 1,362 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 299%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 368GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 1380 1321 1348 1400 179 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 127%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$34 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 33GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 190 183 193 188 181 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 416 Write 404 Mixed 256 SusWrite 190 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 37 130% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 272 222% 317 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 105%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 2TB 3,733 User benchmarks, average bench 351% 1.5TB free Firmware: 3.W.J.CL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3883 3876 3750 3875 3618 3646 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	487% Outstanding	Read 1,841 Write 4,042 Mixed 2,134 SusWrite 3,775 672% 2,948 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 86.4 307% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 2,212 DQ Write 1,771 DQ Mixed 1,953 1,472% 1,979 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 487% Great: 578%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 566GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 127 128 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 132 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 128 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 506GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 140 140 141 140 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 165 Write 128 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-16 4x16GB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4533 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	141% Outstanding	MC Read 55.3 MC Write 56 MC Mixed 52.9 156% 54.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 30 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 192%

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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	70	58	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0711 VG272U P

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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 $294Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	960x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	533x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	302x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	339x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	255x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	255x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	376x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	145x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	601x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	177x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,300

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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