Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	487% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration	414 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 70.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 245 79% 146 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 939 85% 714 Pts	64-Core 937 58% 937 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 330 Reflection 283 Parallax 319 269% 310 fps	Gravity 251 Splatting 181 187% 216 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3286 3386 3445 2412 1641 1644 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	487% Outstanding	Read 2,995 Write 3,477 Mixed 3,128 SusWrite 2,636 691% 3,059 MB/s	4K Read 89.1 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 130 412% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,934 DQ Write 1,557 DQ Mixed 1,732 1,300% 1,741 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 487% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3293 3302 3298 3294 3304 3290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	518% Outstanding	Read 2,842 Write 3,281 Mixed 3,002 SusWrite 3,297 703% 3,106 MB/s	4K Read 78.4 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 116 373% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 2,158 DQ Write 1,721 DQ Mixed 1883 1,425% 1,921 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 518% Great: 526%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 702GB free Firmware: 711000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2706 2703 1286 218 240 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 1,912 Write 2,186 Mixed 1,914 SusWrite 1,228 408% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 284 4K Mixed 89.1 346% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 2,047 DQ Write 1,672 DQ Mixed 1,843 1,384% 1,854 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 333%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 377GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 476 480 488 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 463 SusWrite 483 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62.5 214% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 566GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 475 479 488 483 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 483 Mixed 465 SusWrite 483 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.8 213% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GTZNA 2x16GB 333 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 27 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 18.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 148%

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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	2,974x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,668x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,503x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,488x
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	820x
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 $254	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16