Gigabyte GA-Z690 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.65% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	515% 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 91% 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	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '22 at 06:08
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$255 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 217 2-Core 432 124% 243 Pts	4-Core 839 8-Core 1,662 148% 1,250 Pts	64-Core 2,965 184% 2,965 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1273 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 11.8 8% 12.6 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.2 0% 0.43 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4889 4998 2339 1804 1805 1809 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	515% Outstanding	Read 2,592 Write 4,457 Mixed 2,980 SusWrite 2,941 736% 3,242 MB/s	4K Read 80.8 4K Write 371 4K Mixed 138 495% 196 MB/s	DQ Read 2,302 DQ Write 1,280 DQ Mixed 2,119 1,488% 1,900 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 515% Great: 508%
G-drive USB-C 6TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 223 219 217 225 217 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 200 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 219 127% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.7 347% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 138%
Generic- Multi-Card 256GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 170GB free, PID 0309 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.8% Average	Read 88.2 Write 81 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 85 109% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 5.6 372% 6.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2B5200C40 2x16GB 2,353 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	MC Read 60.8 MC Write 59.5 MC Mixed 55.7 168% 58.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 29.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 171%

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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 $255Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,561x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	666x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $280Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	260x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	599x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	492x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	362x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	503x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	436x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	138x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $107Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	197x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	172x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	154x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,128

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