Gigabyte GA-Z690 GAMING X

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 94% 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 GA-Z690 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 02:32
Run Duration	104 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$184 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 196 2-Core 406 116% 226 Pts	4-Core 785 8-Core 1,339 129% 1,062 Pts	64-Core 1792 111% 1792 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 68.6 55% 70.9 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 60.8 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 140 102 146 171 191 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 144 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 141 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-16 1x16GB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 31.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 23.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

UFO

Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 GAMING X

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	375x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	284x
Core i9-12900KIntel $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	193x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	162x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	159x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	217x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	82x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	76x

RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	172x
KF560C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 175%, 7,223 samples	124x
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 3,734 samples	93x

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Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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