Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 302% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 351% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	239% 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	468% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 03:17
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$335 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 233 2-Core 464 137% 264 Pts	4-Core 890 8-Core 1,678 153% 1,284 Pts	64-Core 3,051 189% 3,051 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5275 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Lighting 363 Reflection 325 Parallax 393 296% 361 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 287 Splatting 196 228% 292 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 793GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3190 2026 1958 1958 1978 2049 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 3,015 Write 3,562 Mixed 2,843 SusWrite 2,193 655% 2,904 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 136 439% 161 MB/s	DQ Read 2,361 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 2,006 1,411% 1,813 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 488%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 337GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3956 4000 3352 1310 1236 1363 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	488% Outstanding	Read 2,788 Write 3,786 Mixed 2,830 SusWrite 2,536 675% 2,985 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 308 4K Mixed 102 386% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2589 DQ Write 2,064 DQ Mixed 2363 1,759% 2,339 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 488% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GB 2,713 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	MC Read 89.8 MC Write 84.4 MC Mixed 81 243% 85.1 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 55.2 SC Mixed 39.6 120% 42.1 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 201%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $335Bench 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	779x
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 $95Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

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