Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Performance Results


Gaming 313% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 429% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	268% 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	634% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (all builds)
Memory	117.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220927
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '23 at 00:16
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$489 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% U3E1, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 68.7 1-Core 235 2-Core 462 129% 255 Pts	4-Core 926 8-Core 1,829 163% 1,378 Pts	64-Core 4,172 258% 4,172 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XTX-$1,000 5,548 User benchmarks, average bench 257% AMD(1002 0E3B) ≥ 4GB Ram: 24GB, Driver: 22.12.2 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	268% Outstanding	Lighting 359 Reflection 456 Parallax 748 293% 521 fps	MRender 505 Gravity 277 Splatting 460 342% 414 fps
Poor: 216% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 293%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4104 4758 4656 4486 2180 2013 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	634% Outstanding	Read 4,778 Write 5,066 Mixed 3,564 SusWrite 3,700 963% 4,277 MB/s	4K Read 85.7 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 112 438% 169 MB/s	DQ Read 1,870 DQ Write 1,901 DQ Mixed 1,951 1,448% 1,908 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 634% Great: 685%
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 2TB free Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4699 4689 4698 4695 4682 4686 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	672% Outstanding	Read 4,343 Write 4,670 Mixed 3,394 SusWrite 4,691 965% 4,274 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 102 391% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,045 DQ Write 2,106 DQ Mixed 2,124 1,583% 2,092 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 672% Great: 685%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 161 157 157 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 158 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%
FANTOM HDS721010CLA332 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 802GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 52.9 Write 38.2 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 40.9 55% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3040G324x31.8GB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	134% Outstanding	MC Read 52.3 MC Write 52.1 MC Mixed 49.9 147% 51.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 186%

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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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $330Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,394x
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,946x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,006x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $780Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,377x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,310x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	985x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	1,253x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	852x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	579x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	792x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	705x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	566x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,500

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16