Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	163% 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	450% 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 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.

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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '22 at 11:09
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$207 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 208 2-Core 417 122% 235 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,524 141% 1,180 Pts	64-Core 2,569 159% 2,569 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 222 Parallax 216 196% 226 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 163 Splatting 132 144% 183 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
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: 1270 851 850 852 856 853 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 1,954 Mixed 1,620 SusWrite 922 359% 1599 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 67.2 288% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,652 DQ Write 1,574 DQ Mixed 1,409 1,114% 1,545 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 284%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 579GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2994 3067 3005 1984 1544 1536 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	450% Outstanding	Read 2523 Write 2,992 Mixed 2,856 SusWrite 2,355 606% 2,682 MB/s	4K Read 83.5 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 127 431% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 2,033 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,745 1,264% 1,657 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 450% Great: 488%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 175GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 386 384 372 375 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 442 Mixed 313 SusWrite 390 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 37.8 139% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 180 152% 214 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 90GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 293 295 288 264 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 464 Mixed 398 SusWrite 300 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 51.6 187% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	165% Outstanding	MC Read 68.9 MC Write 65.5 MC Mixed 60.9 186% 65.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 26.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 165% 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 $207Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,119x
Core i9-12900KIntel $282Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,763x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	755x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	840x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
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 $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $175	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16