Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	316% 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 94% 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-Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '22 at 08:11
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 207 2-Core 400 119% 229 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,274 124% 1,020 Pts	64-Core 1,866 116% 1,866 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 132 Parallax 128 116% 134 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 104 Splatting 99.7 93% 116 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 1TB SSD 1TB 3,347 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.6.C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1962 2158 2064 898 896 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 1,916 Write 2,405 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 1,523 425% 1,882 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 76.5 308% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 1,130 DQ Mixed 122 382% 829 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 483%
External USB 3.0 2TB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 703GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 40 38 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 31.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 39 27% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 187 186 189 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 176 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 185 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Essencore Limited KD4AGU880-36A180X 2x16GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 44 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 33.1 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 127%

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

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Gaming 146%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 161%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690M AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	269x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	238x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	111x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	178x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	126x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	123x

SSD
E15-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R 1TBBench 267%, 616 samples	83x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	83x
E12S-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B27B 1TBBench 228%, 243 samples	47x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	73x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	71x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 84%, 6,189 samples	46x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $568

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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