Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	6.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	443% 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	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.

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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '22 at 19:37
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (43^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-$213 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 73.1 1-Core 208 2-Core 416 119% 233 Pts	4-Core 791 8-Core 1,505 137% 1,148 Pts	64-Core 2,428 150% 2,428 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1273 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	6.4% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 11.4 8% 30.7 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 1.7 Splatting 1 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.4% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3352 3245 3193 2292 1695 1717 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	443% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 3,086 Mixed 2,715 SusWrite 2,582 620% 2,740 MB/s	4K Read 82.6 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 120 411% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 1,633 DQ Mixed 1,741 1,178% 1,399 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 443% Great: 488%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 401GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 457 355 331 321 314 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 457 Mixed 392 SusWrite 374 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 58.8 202% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.9 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 192 137% 166 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 147 150 151 152 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 115 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 150 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 5U480016G-B 2x16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 56.1 MC Write 53.6 MC Mixed 36.4 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 26.3 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 94.5 42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 162%

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

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Gaming 214%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	959x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	532x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	302x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	339x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	254x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	254x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	373x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	206x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	143x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	600x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	180x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	176x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,308

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16