Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	411% 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 94% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 18:37
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 223 2-Core 445 128% 250 Pts	4-Core 890 8-Core 1,580 149% 1,235 Pts	64-Core 2,188 135% 2,188 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 42.7 38% 45.9 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 43 Splatting 38 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2435 2260 1545 1533 1556 1558 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	411% Outstanding	Read 2,728 Write 2,516 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,814 503% 2,240 MB/s	4K Read 76.7 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 114 391% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 2,092 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,749 1,249% 1,625 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 411% Great: 410%
Apple iPod 8GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1263 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 12 13 13 12 12 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	5.19% Terrible	Read 11.9 Write 12.7 Mixed 10.9 SusWrite 11.9 16% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.19% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,875 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 43.3 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 35.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%

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

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 - $230

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,443x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,909x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $153Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	1,049x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,112x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	931x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	821x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	869x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	546x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	288x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	187x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,482

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16