Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	162% 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	398% 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 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 15:28
Run Duration	419 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$171 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 226 2-Core 452 131% 254 Pts	4-Core 871 8-Core 1,414 140% 1,143 Pts	64-Core 2015 125% 2015 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.61 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 222 Parallax 234 198% 233 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 160 Splatting 143 136% 170 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60 9,893 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2409 2411 2412 2395 1356 498 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 2417 Mixed 1,997 SusWrite 1,914 493% 2,188 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 326 4K Mixed 101 399% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 1,635 DQ Write 1,176 DQ Mixed 1,612 1,148% 1,474 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 390%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 316GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 422 291 293 292 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 474 Mixed 431 SusWrite 346 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48.1 169% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 337 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
PNY CS3040 1TB SSD 1,210 User benchmarks, average bench 335% 931GB free Firmware: CS304131 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3794 3873 3873 3874 3871 3852 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	526% Outstanding	Read 2,093 Write 3,415 Mixed 2,144 SusWrite 3,856 654% 2,877 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 326 4K Mixed 94.8 381% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 2,282 DQ Write 1,818 DQ Mixed 2,031 1,526% 2,044 MB/s
Poor: 212% ↑ This bench: 526% Great: 513%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$55 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: CS221017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 493 491 491 495 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 487 Mixed 380 SusWrite 492 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.1 162% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 182 176% 279 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2463 2215 1511 1516 1524 1519 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 2,427 Mixed 1887 SusWrite 1,792 487% 2,170 MB/s	4K Read 75.6 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 114 396% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 2,279 DQ Write 1,843 DQ Mixed 1,985 1,507% 2,036 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 426% Great: 410%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 219 221 220 221 223 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited D4U1640180B 2x16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 54.3 MC Write 53 MC Mixed 46.2 146% 51.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 33.1 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 137%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,914x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $218Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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