Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 475% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 645% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	386% 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	484% 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 Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	53.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '24 at 22:02
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900KF-$505 4,811 User benchmarks, average bench 131% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 78.8 1-Core 240 2-Core 480 135% 266 Pts	4-Core 959 8-Core 1,892 168% 1,426 Pts	64-Core 4355 270% 4355 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,650 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 555.85 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	386% Outstanding	Lighting 619 Reflection 583 Parallax 720 504% 641 fps	MRender 526 Gravity 574 Splatting 300 365% 466 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB-$89 37,972 User benchmarks, average bench 443% 631GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620311WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4396 4260 1397 1181 1067 1109 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	484% Outstanding	Read 4,005 Write 4,153 Mixed 3,056 SusWrite 2,235 755% 3,362 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 98.1 352% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 2,058 DQ Write 1,513 DQ Mixed 1,762 1,323% 1,778 MB/s
Poor: 256% ↑ This bench: 484% Great: 615%
WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB-$89 37,972 User benchmarks, average bench 443% 559GB free Firmware: 620311WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4449 3821 1231 975 1038 980 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	485% Outstanding	Read 4,029 Write 4,397 Mixed 3097 SusWrite 2,082 764% 3,401 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 99.3 362% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 2,217 DQ Write 1,634 DQ Mixed 1,918 1,435% 1923 MB/s
Poor: 256% ↑ This bench: 485% Great: 615%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 447GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 301 106 107 106 107 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 480 Write 437 Mixed 368 SusWrite 195 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 32 118% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 195 175% 264 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 98%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 181 179 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 168 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 180 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 188 187 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 161 Mixed 104 SusWrite 187 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GB 6,603 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	166% Outstanding	MC Read 66.4 MC Write 65.5 MC Mixed 62 185% 64.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 32.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 218%

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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	57	60	72.3"	1280 720	AMZ0000 FireTV

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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 - $208

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,440x
Core i9-13900KIntel $459Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,982x
Core i5-13600KIntel $245Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,030x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $767Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,408x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,650Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,343x
RTX 4080Nvidia $958Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,004x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,277x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	867x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	601x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	809x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	720x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	582x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359