Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	454% 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.

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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '22 at 22:08
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 221 2-Core 442 127% 248 Pts	4-Core 869 8-Core 1,611 148% 1,240 Pts	64-Core 2,836 176% 2,836 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%

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: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 125 Parallax 146 114% 137 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 110 Splatting 94.3 94% 118 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2471 2500 2515 2515 1651 827 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	454% Outstanding	Read 2,704 Write 2521 Mixed 2,422 SusWrite 2,080 547% 2,432 MB/s	4K Read 88.2 4K Write 269 4K Mixed 130 443% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,147 DQ Write 1,517 DQ Mixed 1,961 1,430% 1,875 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 454% Great: 410%
Toshiba MG08ADA400N 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 227 229 229 229 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 239 Write 204 Mixed 121 SusWrite 227 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 0.9 8% 3.67 MB/s	DQ Read 3.2 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 26%

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 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 41.9 127% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

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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 $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,448x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,914x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $215Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,053x

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	289x
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: $1,473

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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