Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 19% 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.39% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	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-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 207 2-Core 416 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 800 8-Core 1342 130% 1071 Pts	64-Core 1,862 115% 1,862 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.39% Terrible	Lighting 9.6 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 11.2 8% 11.8 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 13.1 Splatting 1 6% 9 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.39% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 440GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 830 735 648 85 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th 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: 94% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 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: 55% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 8,520 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 35 12 14 13 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th 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: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTZRX 2x8GB 1,973 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3467 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^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: 65% ↑ This bench: 123% 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 $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,435x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 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