Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	470% 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	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 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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '22 at 17:00
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 210 2-Core 427 127% 243 Pts	4-Core 850 8-Core 1,630 147% 1240 Pts	64-Core 2578 160% 2578 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 0784) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 473.47 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 49.2 Reflection 53.1 Parallax 63.5 40% 55.3 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 49.9 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2395 2504 2512 2514 2502 2382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	470% Outstanding	Read 2,673 Write 2,510 Mixed 2,429 SusWrite 2,468 568% 2,520 MB/s	4K Read 84.2 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 126 414% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 2,085 DQ Write 1,678 DQ Mixed 1,859 1,398% 1,874 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 470% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 395GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 13,075 Write 10,691 Mixed 10,837 2,567% 11,534 MB/s	4K Read 1,144 4K Write 628 4K Mixed 683 2,941% 818 MB/s	DQ Read 2,516 DQ Write 1,996 DQ Mixed 2,216 1,669% 2,243 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 105GB free Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 336 360 357 366 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 448 Write 320 Mixed 89 SusWrite 352 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 13.2 55% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 18.9 DQ Mixed 20 16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 130 133 135 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 152 Write 123 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 131 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 168 166 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 157 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 167 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 256GB free Firmware: 3001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 333 310 309 308 308 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 37.3 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 33.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,436x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 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 $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,204

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