Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	115.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231214
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 06:28
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700KF-$296 20,009 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 226 2-Core 449 128% 251 Pts	4-Core 888 8-Core 1,772 157% 1,330 Pts	64-Core 3,210 199% 3,210 Pts
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 122 Parallax 126 108% 127 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 106 Splatting 91.4 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 838GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 491 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 445 SusWrite 491 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 61.9 218% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 517GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 79 79 82 80 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 448 Write 91 Mixed 127 SusWrite 81.1 40% 187 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 25.3 111% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 106 87% 126 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 128%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 195 202 195 201 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 238 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 198 140% 193 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 1.4 387% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%
WD WD8002FZWX-00BKUA0 8TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4.5TB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 213 214 214 213 210 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 183 Mixed 119 SusWrite 212 131% 178 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1 472% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX5M2B5600C40 4x31.8GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	138% Outstanding	MC Read 52.8 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 50.1 149% 52.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.8 GB/s	Latency 90 44% 90 ns
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 181%

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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	69	57	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7017 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $210

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,384x
Core i9-13900KIntel $461Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,938x
Core i5-13600KIntel $254Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,002x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,374x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,304x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	980x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,250x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	849x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $184Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	578x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	788x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	703x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	563x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,443

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16