Gigabyte GA-Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	183% 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 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.

Run History

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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 28 '22 at 04:04
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$166 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 208 2-Core 417 121% 235 Pts	4-Core 801 8-Core 1,345 131% 1,073 Pts	64-Core 1,862 115% 1,862 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$497 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 202 Parallax 192 175% 203 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 152 Splatting 130 124% 155 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$200 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 506 848 888 886 716 350 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,888 Write 876 Mixed 1,097 SusWrite 699 253% 1,140 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 17.4 87% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,433 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 266 354% 675 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 320%
USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 6.3 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 11.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 4.8 20% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.6 137% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 31.5 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 123%

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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 $230Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	230x
Core i5-12600KIntel $166Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	203x
Core i9-12900KIntel $279Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	55x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	106x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	97x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $429Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	56x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $154Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	41x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 92%, 27,155 samples	20x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353