Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 246% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	170% 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	562% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 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 MASTER (all builds)
Memory	119.3 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '22 at 19:15
Run Duration	399 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 73.7 1-Core 223 2-Core 443 125% 247 Pts	4-Core 860 8-Core 1,732 153% 1,296 Pts	64-Core 3,183 197% 3,183 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 224 Parallax 221 208% 234 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 166 Splatting 133 147% 187 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 255GB free Firmware: EIFM31.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4576 4640 3318 2154 1438 1297 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	502% Outstanding	Read 2,715 Write 3289 Mixed 2,623 SusWrite 2,904 652% 2,883 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 327 4K Mixed 107 399% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 2,306 DQ Write 1,935 DQ Mixed 2,210 1,631% 2,150 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 502% Great: 556%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP4000GM30023 4TB 435 User benchmarks, average bench 473% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5218 5322 3647 2593 1815 1596 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	562% Outstanding	Read 2,967 Write 5,051 Mixed 3,268 SusWrite 3365 831% 3663 MB/s	4K Read 71.9 4K Write 362 4K Mixed 136 476% 190 MB/s	DQ Read 2,226 DQ Write 1,860 DQ Mixed 2,066 1,541% 2,051 MB/s
Poor: 240% ↑ This bench: 562% Great: 636%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$579 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 248 164 168 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 481 Mixed 427 SusWrite 233 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 59.5 202% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
Pcie SSD 4TB 676 User benchmarks, average bench 398% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2729 2777 2778 2667 352 383 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 1,398 Write 2,579 Mixed 1,666 SusWrite 1,948 432% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 263 4K Mixed 91.2 343% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 2,214 DQ Write 2,060 DQ Mixed 2,231 1,648% 2,168 MB/s
Poor: 176% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 591%
T-force TM8FP7002T 2TB 958 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 2TB free Firmware: EGFM13.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2817 2824 2824 2816 2815 2819 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	447% Outstanding	Read 1806 Write 1578 Mixed 1,879 SusWrite 2819 458% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 89.8 327% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 2,550 DQ Write 2,046 DQ Mixed 2,277 1,710% 2291 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 447% Great: 513%
WDC WD140EDGZ-11B1PA0 14TB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 13TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 205 199 211 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 212 Write 184 Mixed 129 SusWrite 206 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 5.43 MB/s	DQ Read 6.1 DQ Write 5.5 DQ Mixed 6.9 5% 6.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-5200J3636D324x31.8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	135% Outstanding	MC Read 51.1 MC Write 54.5 MC Mixed 48.6 147% 51.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 172%

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,554x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	656x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	597x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	501x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	436x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	138x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	169x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	154x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16