Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 215% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220927
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '23 at 20:49
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700K-$340 41,056 User benchmarks, average bench 126% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 61.3 1-Core 221 2-Core 439 120% 240 Pts	4-Core 875 8-Core 1,495 144% 1,185 Pts	64-Core 2,865 177% 2,865 Pts
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 131%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Gigabyte(1458 2328) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.2.1 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 228 Parallax 408 162% 278 fps	MRender 340 Gravity 154 Splatting 299 218% 264 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 178%
Intel UHD Graphics 2,621 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3302 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	6.57% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 13.2 Parallax 9.2 7% 10.2 fps	MRender 0.1 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 9.9 6% 7.07 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.57% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 225 197 180 151 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 274 Write 296 Mixed 235 SusWrite 183 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 24 91% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 200 153% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 99%
Patriot P210 1024GB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 442GB free Firmware: SBFM6B.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 267 232 245 233 208 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.9% Below average	Read 210 Write 95 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 241 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 9.1 36% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 15 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 103%
AMD Radeon R3 240GB 4,257 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 33GB free Firmware: P0422C SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 80 73 85 82 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 317 Write 234 Mixed 286 SusWrite 114 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 32.1 110% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 223 184% 262 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 515GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 132 129 136 132 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 126 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 132 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 308% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GB 4,540 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 15 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 190%

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

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,363x
Core i9-13900KIntel $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,924x
Core i5-13600KIntel $269Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	993x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,359x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,292x
RTX 4080Nvidia $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	970x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,232x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	846x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $189Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	782x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	696x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	556x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,389

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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