Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 196% 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	88.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	33.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230912
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 16:57
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i9-13900K-$475 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 69.4 1-Core 229 2-Core 458 127% 252 Pts	4-Core 908 8-Core 1,706 156% 1,307 Pts	64-Core 4,222 261% 4,222 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 135%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 8,462 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.4577 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	5.55% Terrible	Lighting 8.6 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 9.7 7% 10.5 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.1 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 5.55% Great: 10%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 175 Parallax 169 134% 169 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 166 Splatting 116 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 231 226 228 231 241 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 424 Write 358 Mixed 344 SusWrite 239 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 36.9 143% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 319 229% 297 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$91 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 267GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1367 1004 1009 1012 1010 998 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2,537 Write 2,393 Mixed 2,270 SusWrite 1,067 464% 2,067 MB/s	4K Read 78.2 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 114 387% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 2,232 DQ Write 1,929 DQ Mixed 2,066 1,552% 2,076 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 930GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 431 424 421 428 428 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 438 Mixed 365 SusWrite 427 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40 144% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 249 211% 308 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-7200J3445G164x16GB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4533 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 45.5 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 25.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 234%

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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	100	34.2"	1280 720	DELA212 AW3423DWF

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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 - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,403x
Core i9-13900KIntel $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,958x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,012x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $773Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,382x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,787Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,323x
RTX 4080Nvidia $975Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	991x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,263x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	859x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	589x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	798x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	707x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	571x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,503

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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