Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% 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	306% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '22 at 22:40
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$184 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 196 2-Core 384 114% 220 Pts	4-Core 755 8-Core 1,328 126% 1,041 Pts	64-Core 1,826 113% 1,826 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 220 Parallax 210 189% 220 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 161 Splatting 142 135% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1337 550 569 582 568 569 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,090 Write 2,340 Mixed 2,012 SusWrite 696 401% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 94.9 353% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,791 DQ Write 1,418 DQ Mixed 1,514 1,158% 1,574 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 300%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 42.5 128% 44.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 121%

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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