Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ICE

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 115%, 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.
Boot Drive	403% 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	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 GA-Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ICE (all builds)
Memory	44.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230912
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 20:59
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$320 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 72.7 1-Core 220 2-Core 441 124% 245 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,636 146% 1,236 Pts	64-Core 2,969 184% 2,969 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$300 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% PwrHis(1787 2412) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 112 Reflection 135 Parallax 220 92% 156 fps	MRender 217 Gravity 118 Splatting 179 140% 171 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 2TB 2TB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: V1128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 426 432 434 431 432 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 442 Mixed 410 SusWrite 432 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 27.9 121% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 44.6 81% 155 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 105%
T-force 2TB 2TB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: V1128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 432 435 432 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 440 Mixed 400 SusWrite 434 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 27.9 121% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 46.3 86% 167 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 105%
Kingston SFYRD2000G 2TB 6,356 User benchmarks, average bench 463% 941GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1255 3973 2268 1421 1389 1368 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	403% Outstanding	Read 2,572 Write 4,443 Mixed 3,220 SusWrite 1,946 690% 3,045 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 122 389% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,638 DQ Write 1022 DQ Mixed 1,365 1,008% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 403% Great: 614%
T-force 2TB 2TB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: V1128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 433 435 431 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 429 Mixed 408 SusWrite 434 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 29.3 122% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 47.8 97% 193 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-16 4x16GB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4533 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	145% Outstanding	MC Read 57.9 MC Write 58.4 MC Mixed 52.3 161% 56.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 29.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 145% 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	68	55	170	27"	1280 720	ACR0B3A ED270U P2

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Gaming 300%

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Desktop 126%

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Workstation 379%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z790 AORUS ELITE AX ICE

CPU
Core i7-14700KIntel $390Bench 130%, 6,042 samples	46x
Core i9-14900KIntel $499Bench 131%, 8,839 samples	32x
Core i7-14700KFIntel $376Bench 130%, 2,777 samples	28x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $773Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	32x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,777Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	22x
RTX 4070-TS (Ti-Super)Nvidia $790Bench 250%, 5,026 samples	19x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	27x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	22x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x

RAM
CMH32GX5M2B6400C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 172%, 2,145 samples	13x
CMH32GX5M2E6000C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 169%, 4,997 samples	11x
KF560C36-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 178%, 10,381 samples	10x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,333

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	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