Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 270% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 363% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	213% 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.
Boot Drive	190% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231214
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	May 06 '24 at 11:52
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 234 2-Core 469 134% 262 Pts	4-Core 940 8-Core 1,864 166% 1,402 Pts	64-Core 4398 272% 4398 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 319 Reflection 289 Parallax 328 260% 312 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 250 Splatting 177 204% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB 10,140 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 270 170 168 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,413 Write 895 Mixed 922 SusWrite 208 191% 859 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 73.7 279% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 282 354% 621 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 189%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB 1,877 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 233GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 459 475 467 472 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 292 Mixed 450 SusWrite 464 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.1 190% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 329 251% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 566GB free Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 2786 3406 3416 3438 3337 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	453% Outstanding	Read 1,978 Write 3,436 Mixed 2,094 SusWrite 2,741 582% 2,562 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 349 4K Mixed 105 412% 172 MB/s	DQ Read 2,295 DQ Write 1,361 DQ Mixed 1,696 1,298% 1,784 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 453% Great: 441%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 776GB free Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 571 578 584 573 586 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2005 Write 2,227 Mixed 1,913 SusWrite 702 385% 1,712 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 79.6 299% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,813 DQ Write 1,475 DQ Mixed 1426 1,127% 1,572 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 300%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 398GB free Firmware: 1003YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 108 109 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60% Above average	Read 102 Write 79 Mixed 54 SusWrite 107 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 21,264 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	MC Read 81.2 MC Write 75.2 MC Mixed 72.4 218% 76.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 33 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 199%

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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	44	8	165	31.5"	2560 1417	AOCB305 Q32G3WG3R3

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	962x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	533x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	303x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	339x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	255x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	255x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	376x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	145x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	601x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	177x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,303

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