Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	416% 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 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '22 at 03:32
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 210 2-Core 408 122% 234 Pts	4-Core 818 8-Core 1,584 142% 1,201 Pts	64-Core 2,409 149% 2,409 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2223 1978 1992 2089 2047 1904 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	416% Outstanding	Read 2818 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,539 SusWrite 2,039 483% 2,158 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 96.7 365% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,577 DQ Mixed 1,611 1,188% 1,552 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 416% Great: 393%
Drevo X1 Pro 512GB 1,084 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 338GB free Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 437 435 436 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 430 Mixed 382 SusWrite 436 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 20.8 129% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 96.3 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 25.3 70% 142 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 8,194 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 139 137 141 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 67 SusWrite 139 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-8GVKC 2x8GB 3,123 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 49.4 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 44.1 135% 47.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 31.8 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 126%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE AX DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,517x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	1,003x
Core i9-12900KIntel $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	683x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	627x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	455x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	432x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	314x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	233x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	175x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	111x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

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