Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 175% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	405% 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$160 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 204 2-Core 403 118% 228 Pts	4-Core 798 8-Core 1,320 129% 1,059 Pts	64-Core 1,862 115% 1,862 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4767) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 205 Parallax 195 181% 207 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 148 Splatting 132 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB 5,881 User benchmarks, average bench 296% 855GB free (System drive) Firmware: 82A7TBAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 984 2339 2758 2903 940 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,818 Write 2,876 Mixed 1,776 SusWrite 1697 514% 2,292 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 270 4K Mixed 115 398% 152 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,469 DQ Mixed 1,381 1,062% 1,440 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 458%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 207 210 214 216 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 120 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 210 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 3,448 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 48.4 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 42.7 130% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 122%

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

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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 $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,443x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,910x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $160Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	1,049x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,112x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	932x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 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	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 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: $1,488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16