Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 244% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% 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	184% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220428
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '22 at 11:04
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 79.7 1-Core 215 2-Core 422 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 839 8-Core 1,468 139% 1,153 Pts	64-Core 2,053 127% 2,053 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 440E) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 252 Parallax 544 208% 351 fps	MRender 396 Gravity 212 Splatting 333 257% 314 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 73 56 22 11 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,360 Write 886 Mixed 838 SusWrite 104 176% 797 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 83.1 319% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 340 328% 500 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 803GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 204 205 205 205 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 163 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 205 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 2x8GB 1,973 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 45.7 MC Write 44.4 MC Mixed 42 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 31.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,898x
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	818x

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: $1,488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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