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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	129% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 01:46
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$264 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 217 2-Core 427 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,648 147% 1,242 Pts	64-Core 2,967 184% 2,967 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% XFX(1EAE 6505) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 85.7 Reflection 132 Parallax 165 70% 128 fps	Gravity 84.3 Splatting 127 97% 106 fps
Poor: 83% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$363 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 486 487 482 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 486 Mixed 458 SusWrite 486 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 62.3 203% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$175 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 898GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 394 393 394 394 394 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 370 Write 392 Mixed 330 SusWrite 394 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 36.9 121% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 230 173% 231 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 124%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 226 224 224 227 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$90 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 175 173 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 170 Mixed 108 SusWrite 174 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$159 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 294GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 81 83 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 81.9 Write 79.1 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 82.3 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4800C20-16GTZR 2x16GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	MC Read 63.6 MC Write 58.7 MC Mixed 53.9 168% 58.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 33.5 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 155%

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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 - $360

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $264Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,992x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,692x
Core i5-12600KIntel $170Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	898x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,514x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,497x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	861x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,275x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	828x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	631x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	506x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	202x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $28	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