Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 202% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 203% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 129%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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	464% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '23 at 07:13
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 219 2-Core 439 131% 251 Pts	4-Core 874 8-Core 1419 140% 1,146 Pts	64-Core 1,990 123% 1,990 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3860 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 221 Parallax 212 191% 223 fps	MRender 219 Gravity 159 Splatting 142 138% 173 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 500GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 362% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3615 948 945 963 965 953 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	464% Outstanding	Read 3,443 Write 3,900 Mixed 3,238 SusWrite 1,398 673% 2,995 MB/s	4K Read 94.1 4K Write 298 4K Mixed 141 482% 178 MB/s	DQ Read 2,273 DQ Write 1,825 DQ Mixed 2,040 1,529% 2,046 MB/s
Poor: 224% ↑ This bench: 464% Great: 464%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 250GB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 76GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 326 327 326 326 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 474 Mixed 446 SusWrite 342 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 42.5 143% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 149 114% 150 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 98%
Nvme PM981a Samsung 1024GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 954GB free Firmware: 15304129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2485 2232 1581 1577 1586 1584 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2,557 Write 2,328 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1,841 484% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 112 391% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 2,349 DQ Write 1,905 DQ Mixed 2057 1,559% 2,104 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 430% Great: 414%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 466GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 186 186 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 184 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 186 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GIGA-BYTE Co Ltd GP-ARS16G44 4x8GB 272 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 4400 MHz clocked @ 4200 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	121% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 39.9 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 32.7 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 38.8 114% 39.8 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 148%

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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 $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,437x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,902x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,044x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,109x
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 $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	865x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,203

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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