Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 281% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 335% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	238% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	499% 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 92% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '21 at 00:56
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$277 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 85.6 1-Core 223 2-Core 425 127% 244 Pts	4-Core 848 8-Core 1,625 147% 1,236 Pts	64-Core 3013 186% 3013 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5275 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Lighting 362 Reflection 318 Parallax 364 295% 348 fps	MRender 391 Gravity 285 Splatting 196 227% 291 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 776GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3292 3492 3520 2293 1638 1649 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	499% Outstanding	Read 3,060 Write 3,558 Mixed 3,213 SusWrite 2,647 705% 3,120 MB/s	4K Read 92.9 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 137 455% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 2298 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,842 1,312% 1,710 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 499% Great: 488%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 331GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4400 4398 2721 1362 1256 1234 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	506% Outstanding	Read 3,123 Write 4,334 Mixed 3,158 SusWrite 2,562 745% 3,294 MB/s	4K Read 78.1 4K Write 298 4K Mixed 110 417% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,599 DQ Write 1,788 DQ Mixed 2,230 1,655% 2,205 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 506% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C38 2x16GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	MC Read 76.4 MC Write 71.1 MC Mixed 68.7 206% 72.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 56.3 SC Mixed 32 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 178%

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

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,131x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,775x
Core i5-12600KIntel $159Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	843x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	784x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	558x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,006x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	610x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	505x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	456x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	391x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,201

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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