Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	479% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '22 at 20:52
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$182 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 197 2-Core 378 118% 222 Pts	4-Core 762 8-Core 1,297 125% 1,029 Pts	64-Core 1,845 114% 1,845 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 8834) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (141 fps cap detected)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 141 Parallax 140 115% 141 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 105% 130 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 689GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3094 3079 3113 2573 1581 1565 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	479% Outstanding	Read 2,592 Write 3,082 Mixed 2,787 SusWrite 2,501 620% 2,740 MB/s	4K Read 82.7 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 131 430% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2105 DQ Write 1,891 DQ Mixed 2,025 1,511% 2,007 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 479% Great: 488%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 131 124 126 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 127 Write 115 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 127 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 101%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 1.9 2.7 2.9 3 2.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.2 Write 0.2 SusWrite 2.5 2% 0.97 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 37 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 32.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 272%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $412

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,960x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,480x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	847x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,265x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	812x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	621x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	198x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,467

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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