Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 305% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 349% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 132%, 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	448% 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 14 '22 at 02:24
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$282 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 233 2-Core 458 137% 262 Pts	4-Core 903 8-Core 1,623 152% 1,263 Pts	64-Core 3,043 188% 3,043 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 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 322 Parallax 394 296% 360 fps	MRender 392 Gravity 286 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-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 792GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3387 2131 1956 1942 1920 1931 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	448% Outstanding	Read 2447 Write 2,982 Mixed 2,737 SusWrite 2,211 587% 2,594 MB/s	4K Read 83.5 4K Write 276 4K Mixed 137 449% 166 MB/s	DQ Read 2,290 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 1,951 1,378% 1,775 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 448% Great: 488%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 337GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3939 3943 3387 1256 1249 1304 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	491% Outstanding	Read 2,779 Write 3,836 Mixed 2,828 SusWrite 2,513 676% 2,989 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 105 388% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2,759 DQ Write 2,061 DQ Mixed 2,305 1,752% 2,375 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 491% 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)	216% Outstanding	MC Read 89.1 MC Write 83.5 MC Mixed 80.6 241% 84.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.7 SC Write 57.4 SC Mixed 40.8 123% 43 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 216% 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 $207Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,119x
Core i9-12900KIntel $282Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,763x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 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 $163	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