Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	347% 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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '22 at 18:51
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 201 2-Core 402 119% 229 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,331 127% 1,048 Pts	64-Core 1,864 115% 1,864 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 833 827 825 824 825 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,394 Write 2,139 Mixed 1,688 SusWrite 840 395% 1,765 MB/s	4K Read 72.3 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 117 398% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 1,906 DQ Write 1,520 DQ Mixed 1,722 1,286% 1,716 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 355%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 683GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1713 987 978 960 955 955 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,352 Write 1,675 Mixed 125 SusWrite 1,092 290% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 104 351% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 675 667% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 370%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 997GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2137 2131 2132 1959 1421 1452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	405% Outstanding	Read 2,327 Write 2,144 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 1872 453% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 106 342% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 2,150 DQ Write 1,939 DQ Mixed 2,054 1,538% 2,048 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 405% Great: 435%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 315GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 179 144 118 102 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 436 Write 423 Mixed 307 SusWrite 188 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 33.9 124% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 183 168% 258 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 92%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 195GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 307 201 118 116 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 443 Write 422 Mixed 329 SusWrite 211 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 32.3 119% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 181 166% 253 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 2,029 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 48.4 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 43.4 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 32.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 121%

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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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,898x
Core i5-12600KFIntel $155Bench 109%, 40,032 samples	1,044x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,107x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	927x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	818x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	861x
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	286x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	184x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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