Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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	286% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '21 at 17:26
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$179 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 81 1-Core 209 2-Core 424 122% 238 Pts	4-Core 791 8-Core 1,296 128% 1,043 Pts	64-Core 2,032 126% 2,032 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% XFX(1EAE 6601) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.10.1 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 136 Parallax 293 110% 188 fps	MRender 227 Gravity 140 Splatting 168 144% 178 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1299 1190 1311 1317 1331 1315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,749 Write 1,322 Mixed 570 SusWrite 1,294 275% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 63.3 252% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,679 DQ Write 1,027 DQ Mixed 956 819% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 292%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 477 476 363 290 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 359 SusWrite 395 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.2 160% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 244 206% 303 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 248GB free Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 1241 1077 1062 1046 947 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,207 Write 2,099 Mixed 1,626 SusWrite 1,152 397% 1,771 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 103 349% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 2,094 DQ Write 1,013 DQ Mixed 1,722 1,233% 1,609 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 329%
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 926GB free Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 846 847 847 848 846 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,554 Write 1,884 Mixed 1,495 SusWrite 968 333% 1,475 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 86.8 335% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,682 DQ Write 1619 DQ Mixed 1,561 1,196% 1,620 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 269%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 151GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 461 460 456 454 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 418 Mixed 393 SusWrite 458 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.9 163% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 285 230% 325 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 712GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 124 121 123 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 120 Write 119 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 123 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 2,818 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	130% Outstanding	MC Read 53.6 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 45.7 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 150%

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,060x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	588x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	489x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	429x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	576x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	92x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,243

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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