Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 298% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 419% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	318% 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	137% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	109.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230724
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	May 20 '24 at 14:17
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-14900K-$485 12,283 User benchmarks, average bench 131% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 19.6 1-Core 236 2-Core 474 114% 243 Pts	4-Core 941 8-Core 1,307 142% 1,124 Pts	64-Core 3,925 243% 3,925 Pts
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 137%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,500 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	318% Outstanding	Lighting 464 Reflection 590 Parallax 744 378% 599 fps	MRender 525 Gravity 569 Splatting 292 361% 462 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X M.2 4TB-$280 8,772 User benchmarks, average bench 522% 2.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 624331WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 521 827 435 527 540 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 880 Write 400 Mixed 466 SusWrite 554 128% 575 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 4.5 37% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,668 DQ Write 955 DQ Mixed 1,391 1,014% 1,338 MB/s
Poor: 288% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 683%
Seagate ST16000NT001-3LV101 16TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 13.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 86 51 56 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.1% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 16.4 Mixed 54 SusWrite 63.1 36% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH128GX5M4B5600C40 4x31.8GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 46.2 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 2.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 3.2 13% 4.6 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 182%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	53	23	60	27"	2560 1369	DEL41B3 DELL U2720Q

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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 $301Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,451x
Core i9-13900KIntel $451Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,997x
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,041x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $770Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,421x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,500Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,360x
RTX 4080Nvidia $931Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,010x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,287x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	869x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung $165Bench 449%, 61,354 samples	612x

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	727x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	588x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,561

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 $419