Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	308% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 95% 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	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 23:44
Run Duration	364 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 59.3 1-Core 178 2-Core 361 101% 200 Pts	4-Core 748 8-Core 1,379 127% 1,064 Pts	64-Core 2215 137% 2215 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 168 Parallax 169 135% 168 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 152 Splatting 123 123% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP2000CV30001 2TB 999 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: SU5SH017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1829 1844 1849 1855 1906 1895 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1,112 Write 1,926 Mixed 1,357 SusWrite 1,863 356% 1,565 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 90.9 330% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 1120 DQ Mixed 1,262 900% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 308%
Kingston SNVS2000G 2TB 7,135 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 895GB free Firmware: S8442105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1504 1503 1511 1489 1497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,347 Write 1,461 Mixed 967 SusWrite 1,497 298% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 25.2 206% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 513 504% 796 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 255%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 476GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 887 888 890 881 887 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,381 Write 955 Mixed 890 SusWrite 886 230% 1,028 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 75.1 278% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 222 274% 466 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 209%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 363GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 219 226 222 239 239 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.5% Below average	Read 187 Write 90.2 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 229 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 10.8 44% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 112 85% 107 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 22.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 130 31% 130 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 114%

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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 $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,896x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $155Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	1,044x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,107x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	927x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	817x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	861x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,490

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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