Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	148% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). 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	15.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '22 at 07:12
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	60%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 67.6 1-Core 188 2-Core 373 107% 209 Pts	4-Core 732 8-Core 1,138 115% 935 Pts	64-Core 1,822 113% 1,822 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8816) ≥ 4GB; Asus tub rtx3060 o12g Gaming CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 110 Parallax 114 99% 115 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 88.7 Splatting 73.5 77% 97.4 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 214 215 216 215 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 1,095 Write 810 Mixed 768 SusWrite 242 162% 729 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 45.8 178% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 566 491% 718 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 199%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 69GB free Firmware: UE510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 93 78 77 70 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 347 Write 100 Mixed 103 SusWrite 78 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 22.3 4K Mixed 8.5 44% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 48.7 DQ Mixed 28.7 36% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 53%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 377GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 132 132 131 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 118 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 131 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2133, 2400, 2133, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 112%

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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	2,440x
Core i7-12700KIntel $207Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,904x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $152Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	1,047x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,110x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	929x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	819x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	288x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	185x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,492

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16