Pcspecialist Intel Z690

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	378% 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.

CPU throttled at 92% 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, 2 years ago.

System	Pcspecialist Intel Z690 (all builds)
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 UD DDR4
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 23:18
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 206 2-Core 415 121% 234 Pts	4-Core 827 8-Core 1613 144% 1,220 Pts	64-Core 2,776 172% 2,776 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 229 Parallax 225 212% 238 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 168 Splatting 137 148% 189 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 14,932 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2203 2192 2126 2225 1278 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 2,672 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,586 SusWrite 1,700 463% 2,069 MB/s	4K Read 78.4 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 112 388% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 1,276 DQ Mixed 590 579% 905 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 383%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 189 188 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 126 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 191 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 114GB free, PID null, sandisk SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 36 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 145 Write 56.5 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 38.5 88% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.6 134% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X4GF2666C16K4 4x4GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB 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	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 27 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 117%

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

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System: Pcspecialist Intel Z690

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	122x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	73x
Core i9-12900KIntel $333Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	55x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	59x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	50x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	44x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	46x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $80Bench 251%, 14,932 samples	41x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x

RAM
CM4X16GC3200C16K4 2x16GBCorsairBench 98%, 1,390 samples	54x
CM4X16GD3600C18K4D 2x16GBCorsairBench 103%, 503 samples	48x
CMWX16GC3600C18W2D 2x16GBCorsairBench 102%, 1,308 samples	45x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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