Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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	468% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '22 at 03:49
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 70.9 1-Core 180 2-Core 357 105% 202 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,107 104% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,776 110% 1,776 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 243 Reflection 213 Parallax 217 198% 224 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 158 Splatting 126 139% 177 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3550 3588 3078 673 546 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 3840 Write 3,400 Mixed 2634 SusWrite 1,955 662% 2,957 MB/s	4K Read 77.7 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 108 391% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 1682 DQ Write 1,687 DQ Mixed 1492 1,174% 1,620 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 507%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 674GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 823 813 819 815 823 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,867 Mixed 1,398 SusWrite 940 322% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 68.8 264% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,596 DQ Write 1,438 DQ Mixed 1,511 1,135% 1,515 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 276%
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 136GB free Firmware: 30001P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 255 252 255 254 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 454 Write 252 Mixed 225 SusWrite 254 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 29.3 134% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 184 173% 271 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 83%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB 8,778 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 11GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 5.3 4.8 5 4.9 4.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.9 12% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.7 167% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 40.6 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 17.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 99.3 40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 122%

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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 $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,438x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,903x
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	866x
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	287x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	184x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,202

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 $177	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