Gigabyte GA-Z690 AERO G DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	279% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 91% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AERO G DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 12:24
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 212 2-Core 421 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 839 8-Core 1,482 140% 1,160 Pts	64-Core 2,030 126% 2,030 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.50.02 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 81.7 48% 67 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 44.8 45% 55.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L1QCXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 622 627 630 621 628 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,822 Write 1,323 Mixed 947 SusWrite 655 264% 1,187 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 91.7 327% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,661 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 1,148 946% 1,363 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 259%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 584GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 142 Write 136 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 133 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4K4000C19 2x8GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 53.8 MC Write 51 MC Mixed 44.9 143% 49.9 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 50.5 SC Mixed 29.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

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

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	359x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	184x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	171x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	129x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	114x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	108x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	104x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	65x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	86x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples	23x
CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 88%, 11,125 samples	21x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

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