Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	481% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 210 2-Core 422 121% 236 Pts	4-Core 824 8-Core 1,544 141% 1,184 Pts	64-Core 2,944 182% 2,944 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4081) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 120 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 120 98% 119 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3387 3440 3417 3418 3426 3415 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	481% Outstanding	Read 2,911 Write 3,301 Mixed 3,047 SusWrite 3,417 717% 3,169 MB/s	4K Read 76 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 107 343% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1875 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 612 574% 939 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 481% Great: 526%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 192GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 488 489 489 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 479 Mixed 452 SusWrite 488 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 54.7 190% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 342 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1486 1504 1488 1490 1486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,504 Mixed 1,079 SusWrite 1,494 315% 1399 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 90.9 322% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 563 521% 801 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 282%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 37 38 37 34 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 130 Write 133 Mixed 39 SusWrite 37.3 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GB 11,497 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $967

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16