Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	334% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210902
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '21 at 14:58
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 205 2-Core 412 121% 234 Pts	4-Core 781 8-Core 1,324 128% 1,052 Pts	64-Core 1,876 116% 1,876 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO PLUS 500GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 280% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 743 460 366 388 559 558 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,774 Write 2,352 Mixed 1,906 SusWrite 512 420% 1,886 MB/s	4K Read 79.1 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 116 404% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 1,681 DQ Write 1,324 DQ Mixed 1,465 1,106% 1,490 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 365%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$116 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 48GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 477 Mixed 336 SusWrite 179 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.8 200% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 172 175% 284 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 304 304 305 304 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 407 SusWrite 323 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.6 216% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 340 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 51GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,039 Write 1,283 Mixed 448 275% 1,257 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 56.1 254% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,113 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 702 653% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 158% Great: 244%
MB4000GCWLV 4TB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 136 134 136 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 135 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25DA 3TB 419 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 361GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 102 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 103 SusWrite 102 149% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 29.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 88%

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Gaming 199%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,899x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,044x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,108x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	927x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	818x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	863x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	286x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	184x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,204

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16