Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	170% 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.
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 94% 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '22 at 05:12
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (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 i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 78.1 1-Core 202 2-Core 395 117% 225 Pts	4-Core 749 8-Core 1,448 130% 1,098 Pts	64-Core 2,379 147% 2,379 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 234 Parallax 28.5 210% 174 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 174 Splatting 154 143% 178 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2733 Write 2,421 Mixed 1874 521% 2,343 MB/s	4K Read 72.7 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 105 358% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1613 DQ Write 1,202 DQ Mixed 1,214 960% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 206 201 203 204 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 152 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 202 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 185 188 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 184 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 186 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Seagate Game Drive Xbox 2TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 33.8 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 27.9 26% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 73%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 3,818 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 28GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 10 11 9.9 9.9 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 22.2 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 9.9 30% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 126% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GB 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	166% Outstanding	MC Read 68 MC Write 65.4 MC Mixed 61.2 185% 64.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 30.2 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 176%

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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 ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	958x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	532x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	302x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	339x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	254x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	254x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	373x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	142x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	598x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	176x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16