Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 242% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 287% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% 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	184% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	53.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '21 at 14:54
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 205 2-Core 406 119% 230 Pts	4-Core 798 8-Core 1,480 136% 1,139 Pts	64-Core 2854 177% 2854 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8807) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 258 Parallax 293 270% 294 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 246 Splatting 172 200% 256 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 CORE 1TB 3,155 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM52.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 137 163 239 172 165 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1579 Write 1,938 Mixed 1,373 SusWrite 274 290% 1,291 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 77.9 294% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 402 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 94.5 129% 241 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 320%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 737GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1391 1414 1413 1408 1420 1409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,415 Mixed 1088 SusWrite 1,409 306% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 84.9 305% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 272 357% 635 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 295%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 274GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 262 222 222 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 501 Write 256 Mixed 292 SusWrite 242 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 27.7 125% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 52.9 84% 160 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 81%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 928GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 401 400 399 401 401 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 386 Mixed 362 SusWrite 400 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 52.9 172% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 230 164% 213 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 282GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 482 480 479 483 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 378 Mixed 403 SusWrite 480 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 51.7 175% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$33 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 123 126 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 103 SusWrite 126 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 339GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 128 129 127 122 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 97.9 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 125 69% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.4 153% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 112%
Drobo Mini 70.5TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 65TB free, PID 4d49 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 111 118 109 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 220 Mixed 102 SusWrite 115 190% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1 237% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4RL.M8FB1 4x16GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 38.2 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 30.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%

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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 - $405

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,980x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,677x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	893x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,507x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,491x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	856x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	824x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	627x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	502x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	249x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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