Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 224% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 252% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	477% 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 94% 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '22 at 02:37
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 208 2-Core 411 122% 234 Pts	4-Core 826 8-Core 1598 144% 1,212 Pts	64-Core 2,408 149% 2,408 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 264 Parallax 319 227% 287 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 224 Splatting 178 189% 240 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 10,731 User benchmarks, average bench 376% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3348 3486 3402 2175 1682 1667 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	477% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,987 Mixed 2,735 SusWrite 2,626 612% 2,704 MB/s	4K Read 82.9 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 132 431% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,009 DQ Write 1,733 DQ Mixed 1,867 1,400% 1,870 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 477% Great: 477%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 58GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1401 Write 1,199 Mixed 989 266% 1,196 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 94.9 330% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 806 DQ Mixed 259 347% 629 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 202 203 202 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 149 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 199 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 187 185 188 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 140 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 183 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 3,448 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 42.7 132% 46 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 31.2 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 122%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	685x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	628x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	315x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	178x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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