Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 18:22
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 153 2-Core 271 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,060 97% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,633 101% 1,633 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 132 Parallax 122 99% 125 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 126 Splatting 112 91% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 680GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 343 Mixed 366 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 39.9 146% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 201 193% 303 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 131GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 205 Write 112 Mixed 98 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 33 79% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 124 132% 215 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 199GB free Firmware: 5.05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 196 Mixed 173 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 32.9 121% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 73.7 84% 142 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 51GB free Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 379 Write 450 Mixed 348 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 31.6 120% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 270 223% 321 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 125 Mixed 67.6 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 965GB free Firmware: AR13 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 77.5 Write 21.6 Mixed 68 42% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 0.7 358% 5.07 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 2.5 33% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB 1,358 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 140 Write 93.3 Mixed 46 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.5 Mixed 0.5 0% 0.5 MB/s	4K Write 0.3 17% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 144GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 57 62 60 57 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 58.4 Write 3.2 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 53.2 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 60%
WDC WD10 EACS-00D6B0 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 265GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 64.6 Write 64.5 Mixed 48 75% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 30%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00J7B1 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 755GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 46 Write 76 Mixed 47.1 76% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 39%
WDC WD80 EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 176 Write 184 Mixed 117 200% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 78%
WDC WD25 00YS-01SHB0 251GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 139GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 55 56 56 55 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.9% Poor	Read 58.1 Write 57.2 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 54.4 72% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.7% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 18.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 6R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	20%	74	298	219	120	48.8"	5120 1440	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z590 AORUS ELITE AX

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $255Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,513x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	754x
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	745x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	774x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	631x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	564x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	421x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	364x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GBGBench 90%, 10,185 samples	193x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	146x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16