Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 269% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 314% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% 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	250% 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '22 at 22:10
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$297 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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 207 2-Core 419 126% 240 Pts	4-Core 820 8-Core 1,538 141% 1179 Pts	64-Core 2,945 182% 2,945 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 343 Reflection 298 Parallax 344 280% 329 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 258 Splatting 185 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 562 285 287 286 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,150 Write 1,113 Mixed 550 SusWrite 433 233% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 65.6 288% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1190 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 687 641% 993 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 236%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 416 424 427 425 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 479 Mixed 358 SusWrite 429 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 45.7 176% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 230 190% 276 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 423GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2270 615 619 617 615 618 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,576 Write 2363 Mixed 1,500 SusWrite 892 409% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 73 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 106 373% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,871 DQ Write 1,779 DQ Mixed 1,796 1,356% 1815 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 38.4 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 33.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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 $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: $942

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