Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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.
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '22 at 13:35
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 63.9 1-Core 192 2-Core 372 107% 209 Pts	4-Core 753 8-Core 1,182 119% 967 Pts	64-Core 1,768 109% 1,768 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1273 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.5% Terrible	Lighting 8.3 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 10.7 7% 10.6 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 13 Splatting 9.3 9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.5% Great: 9%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 175 Parallax 170 133% 170 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 166 Splatting 116 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,467 Write 1,920 Mixed 1,554 439% 1,980 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 84.7 281% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1,161 863% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$75 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 300GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 460 467 459 394 369 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 381 Mixed 442 SusWrite 435 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 49.9 163% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 337 252% 337 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 180 185 184 183 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 208 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 181 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 178GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 83.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 86 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 60%
Seagate ST500NM0011 500GB-$71 1,945 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 398GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 141 141 141 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 151 Write 142 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 142 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 106%

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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 $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,443x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,910x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $160Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	1,050x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,112x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	932x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	821x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	869x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	546x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	288x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	187x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,487

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16