Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 263% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 322% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	226% 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	431% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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, 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220428
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '22 at 18:50
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	PSE-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$349 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 76.2 1-Core 226 2-Core 452 128% 251 Pts	4-Core 871 8-Core 1,740 154% 1,306 Pts	64-Core 3,050 189% 3,050 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 317 Parallax 344 276% 333 fps	MRender 371 Gravity 282 Splatting 198 223% 284 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 225%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2568 1004 1024 1013 1030 1030 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	431% Outstanding	Read 3,099 Write 2,950 Mixed 3,089 SusWrite 1278 585% 2,604 MB/s	4K Read 91.1 4K Write 265 4K Mixed 131 446% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,268 DQ Write 1,794 DQ Mixed 1,946 1,479% 2,002 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 431% Great: 442%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C20 2x8GB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 50.1 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 44.9 137% 47.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 32.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 87.8 46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 110%

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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 $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	1,114x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	932x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	821x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16