Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 135%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	347% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	57.4 GB free of 64 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230828
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '23 at 21:09
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$440 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 234 2-Core 472 137% 266 Pts	4-Core 945 8-Core 1,790 163% 1,368 Pts	64-Core 4475 277% 4475 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 26,559 User benchmarks, average bench 132% Asus(1043 88AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 177 Parallax 164 149% 175 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 139 Splatting 118 127% 161 fps
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 816GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 2403 2604 2065 1776 1767 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,008 Write 2,528 Mixed 2,820 SusWrite 2,106 536% 2,366 MB/s	4K Read 87.2 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 83.2 281% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 2,003 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 587 574% 964 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 477%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$171 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2339 2601 2602 2601 2596 2602 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 2,621 Mixed 2,667 SusWrite 2,557 548% 2,409 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 64.6 221% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 2,152 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 474 528% 952 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 508%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$171 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 186GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1995 1906 1950 1934 1904 1909 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 1,886 Write 2,489 Mixed 2,597 SusWrite 1,933 505% 2,226 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 63.4 205% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 2,152 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 429 503% 928 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 508%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$171 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2502 2502 2511 2510 2501 2514 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 1,812 Write 2,296 Mixed 2632 SusWrite 2,507 525% 2,312 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 61.5 203% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 2,132 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 405 486% 908 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 508%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x32GB-$200 6,571 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	MC Read 90.4 MC Write 84.9 MC Mixed 83.5 246% 86.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.4 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 39.1 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 219%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D20 S24F350

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $280Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,487x
Core i9-13900KIntel $440Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	2,022x
Core i5-13600KIntel $235Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,066x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $732Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,447x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,739Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,385x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,018x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,302x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	873x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	630x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	820x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	736x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	596x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,497

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342