Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 270% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 324% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	240% 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	539% 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.

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 MASTER (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 07:19
Run Duration	389 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$319 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 79.5 1-Core 208 2-Core 415 121% 234 Pts	4-Core 815 8-Core 1,546 140% 1,180 Pts	64-Core 2,931 181% 2,931 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5225 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Lighting 366 Reflection 331 Parallax 380 298% 359 fps	MRender 386 Gravity 289 Splatting 199 228% 291 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 688GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4839 1967 1475 1467 1517 1359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	539% Outstanding	Read 4,280 Write 4836 Mixed 3350 SusWrite 2104 818% 3,642 MB/s	4K Read 86.8 4K Write 315 4K Mixed 120 452% 174 MB/s	DQ Read 2,496 DQ Write 2,049 DQ Mixed 2240 1,686% 2,262 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 539% Great: 573%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB 3,434 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 139GB free Firmware: 42B4S9NA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1714 979 970 893 784 774 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 1,724 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 1,019 378% 1,700 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 94.3 345% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,385 DQ Write 1,180 DQ Mixed 524 600% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 377%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 303GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1424 981 976 982 974 978 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 1,558 Mixed 244 SusWrite 1,052 298% 1,352 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 99.1 359% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,263 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 564 613% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 372%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 174GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 845 842 846 843 841 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,014 Write 2,156 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 903 380% 1,690 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 80.7 308% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,651 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,435 1,032% 1,346 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 634GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 178 180 178 180 180 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 131 Write 94.1 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 178 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 114%
WDC WD20EARX-00P 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 101 SusWrite 118 158% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AX5U5200C3816G-B 2x16GB 3,151 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	166% Outstanding	MC Read 68.5 MC Write 66 MC Mixed 61.1 186% 65.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 29.7 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 173%

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

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,554x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	656x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	259x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	597x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	501x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	436x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	138x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	196x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	169x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	154x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16