Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	28.2% 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	90.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 12:53
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$248 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 207 2-Core 416 125% 239 Pts	4-Core 813 8-Core 1569 141% 1,191 Pts	64-Core 2,408 149% 2,408 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 841F) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 31 Parallax 44.6 27% 36.2 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 32.7 30% 37.9 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 189 210 205 209 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 419 Mixed 306 SusWrite 236 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 34 146% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 189 171% 263 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 31GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 32 32 24 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 23.2 Mixed 11 SusWrite 24.9 18% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 32,187 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 38.9 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $186Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $248Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,895x
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 $450Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	816x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	860x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	545x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: $1,492

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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