Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	240% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210823
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '23 at 04:18
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 300 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 959 93% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 205 Parallax 205 193% 216 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 159 Splatting 130 140% 178 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M480 2TB 1,111 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM21.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1611 1504 1241 1698 1074 840 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 391 Write 3,121 Mixed 735 SusWrite 1,328 321% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 94.5 249% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,494 DQ Write 1,306 DQ Mixed 1,218 963% 1,339 MB/s
Poor: 240% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 578%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 168 165 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 110 Write 142 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 166 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 178 188 185 172 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.4 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	24.5"	1280 720	HPN357F HP 25x

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Gaming 150%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $258Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,511x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	753x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	744x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	773x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	630x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	563x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	364x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $760

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