Gigabyte GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	208% 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 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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 GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 01:15
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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-$278 22,661 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 197 2-Core 394 118% 222 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,308 130% 1,033 Pts	64-Core 1918 129% 1918 Pts
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 6,028 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	9% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 11.2 8% 11.8 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 13.1 Splatting 1 10% 9 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$68 165,009 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 440GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 830 735 648 85 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 926 Mixed 851 SusWrite 541 204% 915 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 82.6 308% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 220 274% 467 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 214%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$38 1,423,317 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 209 204 200 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 146 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 206 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,739 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 35 12 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 114 Write 37.2 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 24.6 63% 56 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.3 205% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 2x8GB 1,989 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.5 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 42.9 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	1	1	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ78BB BenQ GW2250

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 189%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 GAMING X DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $278Bench 109%, 22,661 samples	1,025x
Core i7-12700KIntel $334Bench 112%, 29,458 samples	842x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $351Bench 112%, 12,252 samples	408x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 169%, 89,799 samples	253x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 207%, 309,897 samples	222x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $1,200Bench 235%, 82,358 samples	201x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $160Bench 401%, 120,987 samples	271x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 328%, 393,348 samples	227x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 282%, 70,719 samples	158x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	69x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 88%, 26,138 samples	68x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 95%, 22,827 samples	61x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16