Gigabyte GA-Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 275% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 329% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	236% 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	548% 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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 07:05
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 211 2-Core 419 124% 239 Pts	4-Core 821 8-Core 1,646 145% 1,234 Pts	64-Core 2,954 183% 2,954 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Lighting 358 Reflection 320 Parallax 368 292% 349 fps	MRender 380 Gravity 280 Splatting 201 225% 287 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3738 3793 3172 2920 2976 2958 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	548% Outstanding	Read 4,504 Write 4,089 Mixed 2,814 SusWrite 3,260 822% 3,666 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 96.2 319% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,853 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1569 1,170% 1,567 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 548% Great: 541%
Samsung Type-C 128GB 426 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 113GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 20 21 21 20 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 40.7 Write 27.9 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 19.7 39% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 5.1 447% 6.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd AR36C18S8K2HU416R 2x8GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 48.7 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 43.7 133% 46.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 32.3 102% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%

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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 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	228x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	202x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	55x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	105x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	97x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	56x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	41x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	30x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	26x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples	19x

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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