Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.6% 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	312% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210416
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900-$270 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 184 2-Core 358 114% 212 Pts	4-Core 707 8-Core 1,191 115% 949 Pts	64-Core 1,679 104% 1,679 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 103 Parallax 106 93% 108 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 91.3 Splatting 80 77% 96.2 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKKW020T8 2TB 481 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 1121 970 909 909 889 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,396 Write 1,378 Mixed 1,341 SusWrite 1,025 341% 1,535 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 100 331% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,136 850% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 312%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 70 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 196 Write 170 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 70.7 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 0.9 58% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 39%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 72 71 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 203 Write 182 Mixed 108 SusWrite 71 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 1.1 66% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 39%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 71 71 70 72 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 185 Write 164 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 71.4 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 1 61% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 39%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 70 70 69 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 198 Write 178 Mixed 101 SusWrite 70.6 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 39%
Intel SSDPEKKW020T8 2TB 481 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 1.5TB free Firmware: 004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 478 474 491 482 486 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 2,392 Write 161 Mixed 623 SusWrite 479 197% 913 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 18.4 112% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1276 DQ Write 14.5 DQ Mixed 26.6 174% 439 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 312%
Seagate ST12000NE0008-2JL101 12TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 26GB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 107 115 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 107%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 164 163 165 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 86%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 77GB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 98.4 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 94.2 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 2x16GB 6,147 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 29.2 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 35 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%

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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 $221Bench 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 $600Bench 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 $67Bench 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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

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