Gigabyte GA-Z690 AERO G DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	509% 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 92% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AERO G DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 22:05
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (53^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-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 66.6 1-Core 208 2-Core 414 116% 230 Pts	4-Core 830 8-Core 1627 146% 1,229 Pts	64-Core 2,898 179% 2,898 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	96.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 118 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 116 Splatting 119 97% 118 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$167 10,240 User benchmarks, average bench 340% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3825 3918 3911 3929 3894 3892 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	509% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 3,725 Mixed 2,227 SusWrite 3,895 675% 2,963 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 313 4K Mixed 99.2 370% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,111 DQ Write 1390 DQ Mixed 1775 1,318% 1,759 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 509% Great: 496%
Toshiba MG07ACA14TE 14TB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 12TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 247 244 241 240 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 154 Mixed 103 SusWrite 239 134% 183 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.3 206% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 3 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 128%

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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 114%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AERO G DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	360x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	184x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	171x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	129x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	114x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	110x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	104x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	67x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	87x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples	23x
CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 88%, 11,125 samples	21x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16