Gigabyte GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	423% 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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

CPU throttled at 95% 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 GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 09:19
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$378 44,978 User benchmarks, average bench 111% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 68 1-Core 187 2-Core 376 111% 210 Pts	4-Core 760 8-Core 1,452 137% 1,106 Pts	64-Core 2,400 161% 2,400 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$400 226,836 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 405E) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC PRO 8GB GDDR6 LHR CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 173 Parallax 165 151% 175 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 139 Splatting 119 118% 147 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 142%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$169 309,104 User benchmarks, average bench 305% 498GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2485 2014 1488 1492 1485 1482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	423% Outstanding	Read 2757 Write 2,507 Mixed 1,938 SusWrite 1741 502% 2,236 MB/s	4K Read 76.3 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 116 412% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 1,958 DQ Write 1617 DQ Mixed 1762 1,326% 1,779 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 423% Great: 386%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$80 60,312 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 569GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 122 123 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 123 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 85%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$142 1,670 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 99GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 105 123 122 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 97.8 Write 104 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 111 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GB 7,364 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	60% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 18.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ78D6 BenQ GW2765

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Gaming 221%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 231%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $269Bench 109%, 33,029 samples	1,358x
Core i7-12700KIntel $378Bench 111%, 44,978 samples	1,092x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $370Bench 111%, 17,911 samples	541x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 208%, 335,730 samples	398x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 168%, 116,159 samples	364x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 233%, 106,795 samples	302x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 403%, 140,297 samples	385x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 330%, 399,889 samples	295x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 277%, 86,420 samples	246x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 86%, 33,300 samples	116x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	91x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 94%, 8,621 samples	79x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,099

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $269	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $449	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16