Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	232% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 95% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 10:22
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 199 2-Core 409 120% 231 Pts	4-Core 813 8-Core 1,556 141% 1,185 Pts	64-Core 2,404 149% 2,404 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 182 Parallax 189 144% 182 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 162 Splatting 135 133% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 271 296 272 282 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,009 Write 1,230 Mixed 583 SusWrite 321 228% 1,036 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 64.3 274% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,119 DQ Write 1103 DQ Mixed 779 677% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 889GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 402 402 404 404 404 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 401 Mixed 359 SusWrite 402 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.8 198% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 226 168% 225 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 854GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2530 2237 1544 1566 1576 1575 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,747 Write 2,405 Mixed 1985 SusWrite 1,838 503% 2,244 MB/s	4K Read 76.2 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 112 394% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 2,068 DQ Write 1,701 DQ Mixed 1,861 1,400% 1,877 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 410%
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 884GB free Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4456 4490 4511 4522 4518 2497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	622% Outstanding	Read 3,774 Write 4,257 Mixed 3,215 SusWrite 4,166 870% 3,853 MB/s	4K Read 76 4K Write 283 4K Mixed 106 400% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,301 DQ Write 1,962 DQ Mixed 2,110 1,587% 2,124 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 622% Great: 573%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4BL.M16FE 2x16GB 766 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 39.4 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,653x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,494x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,483x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,493

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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