Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	646% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 92% 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	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '22 at 22:05
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 215 2-Core 426 127% 244 Pts	4-Core 837 8-Core 1,653 147% 1245 Pts	64-Core 2,949 182% 2,949 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 407B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 136 Parallax 131 118% 138 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 106 Splatting 100 94% 117 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4818 4728 4651 4653 4635 2584 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	646% Outstanding	Read 3,669 Write 4,559 Mixed 3,206 SusWrite 4,345 892% 3,945 MB/s	4K Read 83.6 4K Write 338 4K Mixed 120 460% 181 MB/s	DQ Read 2,236 DQ Write 1962 DQ Mixed 2,161 1,603% 2,119 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 646% Great: 595%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.5 6.7 4 5.6 5.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 24.4 Write 10.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.2 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.9 212% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Mushkin MLA4C400JNNM16G 4x16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 51.6 MC Write 51.5 MC Mixed 47.8 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 54.6 SC Mixed 35.2 112% 39.3 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 137%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,520x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,004x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	686x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	629x
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 $96Bench 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	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	112x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16