Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	246% 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 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.

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	25.6 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 11:42
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$225 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 205 2-Core 412 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 808 8-Core 1,523 139% 1,166 Pts	64-Core 2,383 148% 2,383 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 116% 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 (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 179 Parallax 187 146% 182 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 163 Splatting 134 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% 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% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 322 327 308 267 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,027 Write 1,481 Mixed 640 SusWrite 344 248% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 71.3 288% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,284 DQ Mixed 916 786% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 889GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 401 400 402 402 402 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 400 Mixed 364 SusWrite 400 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 59.1 196% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 195 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: 2508 2237 1562 1575 1582 1586 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,736 Write 2,497 Mixed 1975 SusWrite 1,842 508% 2,262 MB/s	4K Read 75.7 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 113 393% 147 MB/s	DQ Read 2087 DQ Write 1,666 DQ Mixed 1,836 1,385% 1,863 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: 4444 4463 4419 4413 4405 4399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	627% Outstanding	Read 3,650 Write 4,324 Mixed 3,185 SusWrite 4,424 881% 3,896 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 104 390% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,210 DQ Write 1,916 DQ Mixed 2,105 1,566% 2,077 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 627% 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 @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 31.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 134%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 9,081 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 232%

UFO

Desktop 116%

UFO

Workstation 272%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,965x
Core i7-12700KIntel $225Bench 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	813x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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