Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	365% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '22 at 12:20
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 80.7 1-Core 207 2-Core 417 121% 235 Pts	4-Core 828 8-Core 1,515 140% 1,171 Pts	64-Core 2,404 149% 2,404 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 134 Parallax 130 118% 136 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 104 Splatting 99.8 93% 116 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2108 800 804 804 801 805 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2,557 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,858 SusWrite 1,020 433% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 72.7 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 113 386% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,900 DQ Write 1,712 DQ Mixed 1,808 1,356% 1,807 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 355%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 400GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 686 690 684 651 650 531 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 96%
MB4000GEQNH 4TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: HPG7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 193 201 201 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 200 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 197 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 124%

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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 $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,448x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,913x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $220Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,052x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,116x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	933x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	823x

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	547x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 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	188x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,467

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16