Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS PRO DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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 PRO DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '22 at 19:27
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 70.6 1-Core 211 2-Core 416 118% 233 Pts	4-Core 832 8-Core 1,502 140% 1,167 Pts	64-Core 2,827 175% 2,827 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 177 Parallax 164 127% 165 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 164 Splatting 120 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,441 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,645 469% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 72.8 248% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,866 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 408 555% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 279GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1957 1730 1730 1730 1732 1725 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 1960 Write 2,181 Mixed 1,832 SusWrite 1,767 437% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 68.6 227% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 2,054 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 1,068 896% 1,332 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 347%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 931GB free Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2702 3007 2953 2994 2991 2981 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 1,987 Write 3,038 Mixed 2,146 SusWrite 2,938 574% 2,527 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 71.2 230% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,650 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 956 798% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 472%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 22 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 107%

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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 PRO DDR4

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	111x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	93x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	92x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	73x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	56x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	37x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	53x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	38x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	32x

RAM
DDR4 4133 2x16GBAdataBench 107%, 230 samples	15x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	14x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	13x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,059

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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