Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 248% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	183% 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	356% 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 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 PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '21 at 16:06
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 71.4 1-Core 216 2-Core 451 124% 246 Pts	4-Core 868 8-Core 1,428 140% 1,148 Pts	64-Core 3,018 187% 3,018 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 238 Parallax 466 193% 313 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 191 Splatting 274 225% 277 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 769GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2163 2192 2203 2223 2213 2216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 1,836 Write 2201 Mixed 1,871 SusWrite 2,201 459% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 83.6 285% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,880 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 1577 1,104% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 365%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP1000CM30001 1TB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 476GB free Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2759 2500 1033 621 743 807 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 1,530 Write 2,221 Mixed 1,874 SusWrite 1,410 398% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 71.6 292% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 2,012 DQ Write 1828 DQ Mixed 1,886 1,424% 1,909 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 296%
128gb PCS 2.5" SSD 128GB 377 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 0GB free Firmware: T0910A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 95.9 Mixed 59.1 46% 214 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 0.9 59% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 56.2 DQ Mixed 1.1 29% 72.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 533GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 179 184 181 184 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 170 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 5U5200C3816G-B 2x16GB 591 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	127% Outstanding	MC Read 48.9 MC Write 50 MC Mixed 47.1 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 24.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 171%

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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 $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,114x
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	837x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	606x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	501x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	387x

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Total price: $1,243

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16