Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	182% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	35.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '24 at 19:54
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 73.2 1-Core 200 2-Core 393 114% 222 Pts	4-Core 787 8-Core 1,437 133% 1,112 Pts	64-Core 2,320 144% 2,320 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 233 Parallax 288 206% 258 fps	MRender 333 Gravity 245 Splatting 178 198% 252 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 225%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,728 Write 831 Mixed 1,906 400% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 71.1 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 105 363% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,855 DQ Write 1,423 DQ Mixed 1,394 1,109% 1,557 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
WD P40 Game Drive 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 679GB free Firmware: 3001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 39.3 Write 40.1 Mixed 39.6 9% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 11.8 39% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 21.5 DQ Mixed 22.9 17% 23 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 48GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 23.3 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 0P 5R 1G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	19%	75	215	57	360	24.5"	1280 720	MSI3BB0 MSI NXG253R

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,529x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,008x
Core i9-12900KIntel $294Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	689x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	632x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	458x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	435x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	449x
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	234x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	179x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,243

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) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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