Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 221% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	164% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	459% 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, 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '22 at 09:42
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 214 2-Core 429 124% 242 Pts	4-Core 836 8-Core 1,624 146% 1,230 Pts	64-Core 2,567 159% 2,567 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 243 Reflection 224 Parallax 216 198% 227 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 162 Splatting 133 144% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 561GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3476 3270 3103 2403 1552 1542 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	459% Outstanding	Read 2529 Write 3,051 Mixed 2,719 SusWrite 2,558 614% 2,714 MB/s	4K Read 82.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 134 417% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 1,982 DQ Write 1,190 DQ Mixed 1,702 1,237% 1,625 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 459% Great: 488%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 202GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 416 422 423 422 421 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 438 Mixed 305 SusWrite 423 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 36 132% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 181 153% 216 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 291 292 293 293 273 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 459 Mixed 394 SusWrite 307 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 51.6 192% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 466GB free Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1207 854 849 852 854 852 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,880 Write 1,943 Mixed 1601 SusWrite 912 356% 1,584 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 62 277% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,656 DQ Write 1,546 DQ Mixed 1,391 1,102% 1,531 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 284%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 552C40-16 2x16GB 1,113 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	MC Read 69.3 MC Write 66.8 MC Mixed 61.1 188% 65.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 26.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 171%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,109x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	836x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	778x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	318x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	499x
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: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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