Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	283% 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 95% 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	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 67.8 1-Core 200 2-Core 411 114% 226 Pts	4-Core 793 8-Core 1,407 133% 1,100 Pts	64-Core 2,331 144% 2,331 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 99.2 Parallax 107 86% 104 fps	MRender 157 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 91.8 91% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 672GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 820 831 823 820 824 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,719 Write 1,776 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 901 337% 1,498 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 245 4K Mixed 84.7 320% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,520 DQ Write 1221 DQ Mixed 1,370 1,026% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 280%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 68 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 149 Write 140 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 67.1 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl -5600U3636C162x16GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 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	128% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 49.8 MC Mixed 48.5 142% 49.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 23.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 185%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,116x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	388x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,258

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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