Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ULTRA

Performance Results


Gaming 223% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 272% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	194% 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	394% 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.

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 ULTRA (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$320 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 219 2-Core 432 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 817 8-Core 1,669 146% 1,243 Pts	64-Core 2,992 185% 2,992 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% PowerColor(148C 2408) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 253 Reflection 256 Parallax 515 206% 341 fps	MRender 393 Gravity 201 Splatting 289 239% 294 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$82 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 741GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2476 1771 1643 1640 1640 1638 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,325 Write 2041 Mixed 1,622 SusWrite 1,801 437% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 113 389% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 2,124 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,748 1,254% 1,638 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 410%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 447GB free Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1713 1706 1717 1708 1707 1676 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	564% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 1770 Mixed 1,890 SusWrite 1,705 419% 1,860 MB/s	4K Read 290 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 269 921% 272 MB/s	DQ Read 2,266 DQ Write 1,878 DQ Mixed 1,912 1,476% 2,019 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 564% Great: 541%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 83GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 473 475 474 458 332 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 448 Mixed 428 SusWrite 448 101% 446 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.8 174% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 342 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 204 205 208 206 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 145 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 204 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc AMGROUP-UD5-4800 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	MC Read 65.5 MC Write 63 MC Mixed 59.6 179% 62.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 53.4 SC Mixed 28.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 161%

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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 ULTRA

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $320Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	380x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	299x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $219Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	173x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	199x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	198x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	125x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	218x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	188x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	58x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	107x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	105x
Co Ltd GP-ARS32G52D5 2x16GBGIGA-BYTEBench 154%, 716 samples	89x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16