Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 295% UFO	Desktop 126% UFO	Workstation 341% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	239% 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	430% 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	29 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 233 2-Core 460 134% 260 Pts	4-Core 894 8-Core 1,574 149% 1234 Pts	64-Core 3,030 188% 3,030 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 128% 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: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Lighting 363 Reflection 324 Parallax 391 296% 359 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 287 Splatting 198 229% 292 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 239% 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% 770GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3206 3133 2242 1751 1754 1761 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,812 Mixed 2,620 SusWrite 2,308 574% 2,540 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 119 375% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 2328 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1,964 1,381% 1,776 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 430% 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: 3820 3988 3361 1255 1405 1191 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	488% Outstanding	Read 2,808 Write 3,898 Mixed 2,810 SusWrite 2,503 680% 3,005 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 309 4K Mixed 105 387% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2685 DQ Write 2,025 DQ Mixed 2,341 1,754% 2,350 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 488% 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)	186% Outstanding	MC Read 77 MC Write 71.6 MC Mixed 69.7 208% 72.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 54.6 SC Mixed 34.2 108% 37.7 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 178%

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Gaming 209%

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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