Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 173% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	395% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '22 at 04:44
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$168 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 199 2-Core 384 116% 221 Pts	4-Core 764 8-Core 1,242 123% 1,003 Pts	64-Core 1823 113% 1823 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 213 Parallax 207 185% 216 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1123 1429 1670 1676 1680 1671 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,738 Write 2,511 Mixed 1,878 SusWrite 1,542 486% 2,167 MB/s	4K Read 75.7 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 112 385% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,823 DQ Write 1,421 DQ Mixed 1596 1,201% 1,613 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 410%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 377 376 371 367 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 186 Mixed 285 SusWrite 371 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 40.6 162% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 291 222% 301 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 857GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 141 143 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 142 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 183 167 169 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 103 Write 139 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 174 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 790GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 113 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 168 Write 118 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 114 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 211% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 79%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 1220 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6 6 6 6.1 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Read 6.5 Write 0.7 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 6 6% 4.93 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.4 102% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake Co Ltd R022D408GX2-3600C18A 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 31.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 25.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 123%

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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 $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,529x
Core i5-12600KIntel $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,008x
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	689x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	632x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	458x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	435x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	449x
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	234x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	179x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Total price: $1,241

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16