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 above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	238% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	39.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220808
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 18:15
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 206 2-Core 397 121% 230 Pts	4-Core 791 8-Core 1,532 138% 1,162 Pts	64-Core 2,354 146% 2,354 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 897 752 752 898 733 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,750 Write 2,277 Mixed 1,702 SusWrite 896 373% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 74.6 229% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,665 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 362 405% 733 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 298%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 373 Mixed 418 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 46.7 162% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 229 179% 252 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 48GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 35.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 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	68	56	180	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	1,534x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,011x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	690x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	636x
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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	449x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	318x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $158Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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