Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	85.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 02:56
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 74.5 1-Core 202 2-Core 402 116% 226 Pts	4-Core 747 8-Core 1,427 129% 1,087 Pts	64-Core 2,313 143% 2,313 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 164 Parallax 160 120% 157 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 156 Splatting 114 106% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 343 351 349 359 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 487 Write 354 Mixed 258 SusWrite 345 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 15.7 123% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 86.3 104% 178 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 86%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 858GB free Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1316 369 379 376 376 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,490 Write 1,886 Mixed 1481 SusWrite 533 303% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 77 283% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,513 DQ Mixed 1,394 1,056% 1,408 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 565GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 182 184 184 185 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 97.6 Write 80.9 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 184 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 183 181 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 119 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 182 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-2400C15-8GVS 2x8GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 94%

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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