Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 262% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% 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	238% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 17:41
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	HND-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 223 2-Core 442 130% 251 Pts	4-Core 869 8-Core 1,724 153% 1,296 Pts	64-Core 3,133 194% 3,133 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.1.1 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 241 Parallax 484 185% 317 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 185 Splatting 269 219% 270 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 888 864 832 809 624 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,051 Write 912 Mixed 720 SusWrite 819 248% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 59.9 247% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 373 363% 597 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 243%
Kbg30zmv512g TOSHIBA 512GB 10,256 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 452GB free Firmware: ADHA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 806 606 412 410 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 808 Mixed 818 SusWrite 576 172% 766 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 64.6 243% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 535 DQ Mixed 607 463% 630 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 166%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 312GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 616 516 508 515 509 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,702 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,238 SusWrite 599 279% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 97.7 318% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 434 494% 841 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd GP-ARS16G44 2x8GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 4267 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	143% Outstanding	MC Read 57.5 MC Write 54.4 MC Mixed 49.2 153% 53.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 53.8 SC Mixed 34.3 108% 38 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 146%

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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-Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,059x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	875x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	556x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	588x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	488x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	428x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	576x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	98x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	94x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	92x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,248

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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