Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	337% 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '22 at 02:07
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th 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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 195 2-Core 384 115% 220 Pts	4-Core 770 8-Core 1310 126% 1,040 Pts	64-Core 1,807 112% 1,807 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 113 Parallax 126 99% 120 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 119 Splatting 103 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1135 1315 1467 1442 1418 1422 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,644 SusWrite 1,367 433% 1,931 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 66.5 297% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,544 DQ Write 1,464 DQ Mixed 1,269 1,017% 1426 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 435%
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 222GB free Firmware: V8X01c87 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 367 369 369 368 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 346 Write 331 Mixed 238 SusWrite 368 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 32.1 123% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 187 139% 181 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 97%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 133GB free Firmware: JF3OA0E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 76 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 51.9 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 75.9 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 17GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 3.9 4 5.2 3.1 5.4 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 17.2 Write 1.5 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 4.4 9% 8.33 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.4 168% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 36 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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Typical GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Builds (Compare 4,912 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 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 $67Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $917

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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