Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 216% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 245% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 95% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 08:42
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 232 2-Core 464 133% 260 Pts	4-Core 928 8-Core 1,735 159% 1,331 Pts	64-Core 2,707 168% 2,707 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% ASRock(1849 5201) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.11.1 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 245 Parallax 444 177% 302 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 158 Splatting 265 214% 264 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB 500GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 95 85 118 81 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 447 Mixed 392 SusWrite 154 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56.4 194% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 254 203% 282 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2013) 72,354 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 22GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 66 69 63 71 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 82 Write 87.4 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 69.4 48% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 67% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 348GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 88 90 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 46.2 Write 95.6 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 87.1 61% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GVK 2x8GB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 49.6 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 44 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 28.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

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

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,525x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,006x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	630x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	456x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	433x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	448x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	316x
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	147x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	113x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16