Pcspecialist Intel Z690

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 280% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Pcspecialist Intel Z690 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '22 at 14:20
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 209 2-Core 429 126% 242 Pts	4-Core 847 8-Core 1,660 148% 1,254 Pts	64-Core 2,972 184% 2,972 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 261 Parallax 298 236% 283 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 240 Splatting 178 195% 248 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
512gb PCS 2.5" SSD 512GB 1,190 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0803A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 434 429 150 139 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 499 Write 388 Mixed 401 SusWrite 295 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 27.4 61% 122 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 206 206 204 206 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GE2400C16K4 2x16GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

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

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 196%

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System: Pcspecialist Intel Z690

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	123x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	75x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	55x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	59x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	52x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	45x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	47x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 251%, 14,932 samples	41x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x

RAM
CM4X16GC3200C16K4 2x16GBCorsairBench 95%, 2,261 samples	55x
CM4X16GD3600C18K4D 2x16GBCorsairBench 103%, 503 samples	49x
CMWX16GC3600C18W2D 2x16GBCorsairBench 102%, 1,308 samples	45x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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