Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	28% 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	90.6% 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.

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, 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 13:27
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 214 2-Core 427 127% 244 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,566 145% 1,209 Pts	64-Core 2,477 153% 2,477 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 125% 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% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 44.5 27% 36.1 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 32.8 31% 38 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 480GB free (System drive) Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 203 188 207 198 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 350 Mixed 178 SusWrite 206 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 40.1 152% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 194 169% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 18GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 77 101 99 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 52.2 Write 63.7 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 95.9 41% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 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 43.4 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 39 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 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 $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,443x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,912x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,051x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,115x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	932x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	823x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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	188x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16