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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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.
Boot Drive	223% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '21 at 13:55
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$221 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 222 2-Core 450 132% 255 Pts	4-Core 870 8-Core 1,741 154% 1,305 Pts	64-Core 2,627 163% 2,627 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1069 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 9.8 Reflection 15.1 Parallax 11.3 8% 12.1 fps	Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 6% Great: 9%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6188) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 116 Reflection 178 Parallax 118 94% 137 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 124 116% 133 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1114 1143 581 160 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1380 Write 1,058 Mixed 1,196 SusWrite 564 235% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 72.5 286% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 904 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 808 673% 960 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 225%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 929GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2015 2015 2020 2022 2021 2025 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 2,016 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 2,020 417% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 89.6 313% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,950 DQ Write 1,846 DQ Mixed 1,630 1,297% 1,809 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 365%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 36.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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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 - $418

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $270Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	3,003x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,702x
Core i5-12600KIntel $164Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	901x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,523x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,501x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	862x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,278x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	830x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	633x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	512x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	202x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369