GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 Motherboard Review

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Benchmarks

Sandra Dhrystone

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X SiSoft Sandra CPU Dhrystone.

In this test, we achieved a result of 732.25 GFLOPS using GIGABYTE’s automatic settings for the CPU. Using Intel’s default values we saw a significant loss in performance resulting in 705.1GFLOPS.

Sandra Whetstone

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X SiSoft Sandra CPU Whetstone.

In this test, we see another large gap in performance with the GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 coming in at 385.61 GFLOPS using its own defaults. Using Intel defaults the performance drops to 300.86GFLOPS.

POV-Ray v3.7

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X POV-Ray Multi-threaded CPU Test.

In this test, we see virtually no difference between our test configurations. Each of them completed their task in 28 seconds and some change. That being said, the GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 using GIGABYTE default CPU power values did achieve the best completion time in this test.

V-Ray

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X V-Ray Benchmark

In the V-Ray 5 benchmark, we saw scores of 18,952 and 18,889 from the Intel and GIGABYTE default values respectively. These results were both slightly higher than those of our two DDR5-based ASUS boards, the Z690 APEX and the Z690 EXTREME.

Cinebench R23 – Single Thread

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X Cinebench R23 Single-Core Test.

In this test, the GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 achieved a result of 1995 points using its own defaults and 1990 points using Intel’s default power limits.

Cinebench R23 Multithread

GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X Cinebench R23 Multi-Core Test.

In this test, we saw a score of 28553 points using Intel’s default power limits and 28483 points using GIGABYTE’s default power limits. Interestingly, this is the opposite of the single-thread test where the GIGABYTE values produced the better result.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

Features
8
Motherboard Layout
10
Performance and Stability
7
Price Value
9

SUMMARY

The GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 has a solid feature set for the money. The layout is bar none the best I've seen in years. Performance generally exceeds expectations but I did experience some issues with DPC latency testing. Lastly, value is certainly there as it's cheaper than a lot of offerings out there offering similar features and performance.
Dan Dobrowolski
Dan has been writing motherboard reviews for the past 15 years, with the first decade or so writing for [H}ard|OCP. Dan brings his depth of knowledge about motherboards and their components to his reviews here at The FPS Review to help you select the best one for your needs.

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The GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 has a solid feature set for the money. The layout is bar none the best I've seen in years. Performance generally exceeds expectations but I did experience some issues with DPC latency testing. Lastly, value is certainly there as it's cheaper than a lot of offerings out there offering similar features and performance.GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4 Motherboard Review