Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	168% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '21 at 03:48
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 247 2-Core 486 137% 270 Pts	4-Core 889 8-Core 1,850 160% 1,369 Pts	64-Core 2,736 169% 2,736 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80% Very good	Lighting 98.6 Reflection 110 Parallax 100 80% 103 fps	MRender 95.8 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 96.6 79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 903 267 153 272 42 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 989 Write 1,229 Mixed 972 SusWrite 276 195% 866 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 71.5 241% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 881 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 296 369% 655 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 282%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1.5TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2166 2562 2640 2640 2651 2705 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 1,226 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,397 SusWrite 2,561 431% 1,891 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 61.3 260% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 1,708 DQ Mixed 1,583 1,168% 1517 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 556%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 654GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 470 437 402 403 404 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 459 Mixed 331 SusWrite 418 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 55.7 167% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 258 216% 312 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 139 142 143 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 3 Write 12.2 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 134 27% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 92%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 24GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 2.8 3.2 4.2 3.3 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	5.8% Terrible	Read 17 Write 3.2 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 3.4 10% 8.58 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 61% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.8% Great: 18%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 32 32 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 35.6 Write 34 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 28.2 43% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMN32GX4M2Z4600C18 2x16GB 818 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 39 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 145%

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 272%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $397

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,973x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,667x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,503x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,487x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	854x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	819x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	248x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16