Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	418% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '23 at 22:16
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$260 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% U3E1, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 210 2-Core 425 124% 240 Pts	4-Core 846 8-Core 1,422 138% 1,134 Pts	64-Core 2,459 152% 2,459 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 4509) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 148 Parallax 148 124% 150 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 126 Splatting 112 112% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 873GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2543 2983 3185 2818 1751 1742 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,138 Write 2,519 Mixed 2353 SusWrite 2,504 538% 2,378 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 84.7 310% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 2,205 DQ Write 1,622 DQ Mixed 1,891 1,420% 1,906 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 477%
WDC WUH722020ALE6L4 20TB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 18.5TB free Firmware: PQGNW107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 167 159 174 189 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 200 Write 58.3 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 172 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 0% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 30%
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TB 6,289 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 3.5TB free Firmware: P9CR40A SusWrite @10s intervals: 4148 4171 4181 4170 4104 4020 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	493% Outstanding	Read 1,564 Write 3,253 Mixed 2,024 SusWrite 4,132 627% 2,743 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 74.2 295% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 2,313 DQ Write 1670 DQ Mixed 1,933 1,460% 1,972 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 493% Great: 530%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 23 22 27 22 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 12.4 Write 41.5 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 26 19% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.1 45% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 6000 C40 2x16GB 763 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 36 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.4 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 196%

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $205

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $310Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,447x
Core i9-13900KIntel $451Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,991x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,036x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $767Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,418x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,350x
RTX 4080Nvidia $970Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,008x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,284x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	869x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	607x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	810x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	723x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	587x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,561

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353