Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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	258% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '22 at 00:01
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	94%

Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 204 2-Core 403 119% 229 Pts	4-Core 793 8-Core 1,536 138% 1,164 Pts	64-Core 2387 148% 2387 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 208 Parallax 201 188% 214 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg6aznv256g TOSHIBA 256GB 2,259 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5108AGLA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1488 394 405 395 403 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,923 Write 1,447 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 582 289% 1,297 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 86.3 314% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 813 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 786 686% 998 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 242%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 99GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 967 967 969 965 964 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 971 Mixed 569 SusWrite 967 183% 808 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 49.6 254% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,666 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 1,004 828% 1,206 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 230%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 807GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 33 33 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 85.3 Write 28.6 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 32.2 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 137 139 139 139 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 132 Write 125 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 137 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V-Color Inc TL8G32816D-E6PRKWK 2x8GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 112%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4 Builds (Compare 9,379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

UFO

Desktop 111%

UFO

Workstation 203%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 - $230

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,899x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,044x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,108x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	927x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	818x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	863x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,206

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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