Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 113%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive231% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 95% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211119
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 16:36
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 95%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$183
U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 209
2-Core 416
122% 235 Pts
4-Core 760
8-Core 1,534
135% 1,147 Pts
64-Core 2,421
150% 2,421 Pts
Poor: 107%
This bench: 112%
Great: 121%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295
Asus(1043 8769) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 79.4
Parallax 84.6
65% 81.4 fps
MRender 62.1
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 59.7
53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 239 239 243 241 243 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,492
Write 1,690
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 309
268% 1,194 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 267
4K Mixed 82.7
320% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 1,456
DQ Mixed 917
780% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 231%
Great: 237%
Seagate BUP Ultra 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 1.1 2.8 2.2 1.7 2.1 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
2.44% Terrible
Read 6.3
Write 8.3
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 2.2
5% 6.33 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.44%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 32GB
2133, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 26.6
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 Builds (Compare 4,917 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,232
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