Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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.
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	115.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20240423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 23:13
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900KS-$550 189 User benchmarks, average bench 133% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 65.9 1-Core 253 2-Core 487 134% 269 Pts	4-Core 957 8-Core 1,802 164% 1,380 Pts	64-Core 4,065 252% 4,065 Pts
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 140%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 377D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 148 Parallax 134 108% 138 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 147 Splatting 123 105% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,272 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,624 455% 2,042 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 91.9 305% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,779 DQ Write 1,384 DQ Mixed 1,508 1,148% 1,557 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$155 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 290GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1978 1933 1936 1876 1898 1952 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	432% Outstanding	Read 2,764 Write 3,340 Mixed 3,071 SusWrite 1,929 627% 2,776 MB/s	4K Read 85.4 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 124 415% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 1,895 DQ Write 1,459 DQ Mixed 1,658 1,246% 1,671 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 432% Great: 526%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 234GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 109 148 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 139 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 112 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH64GX5M2B6400C32 4x31.8GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	130% Outstanding	MC Read 51 MC Write 51.1 MC Mixed 47.9 143% 50 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 130% 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	35	15	60	24"	1280 720	ACR02FA GN246HL

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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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,418x
Core i9-13900KIntel $464Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,968x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,017x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $773Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,394x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,756Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,332x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	996x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,270x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	862x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	595x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	802x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	714x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	574x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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