Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 235% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	173% 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	268% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 03:20
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 80.3 1-Core 219 2-Core 433 126% 244 Pts	4-Core 864 8-Core 1,649 150% 1,257 Pts	64-Core 2,597 161% 2,597 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.88% Terrible	Lighting 10.1 Reflection 15.3 Parallax 11.7 8% 12.4 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 13.6 Splatting 10.8 10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.88% Great: 9%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 7513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 226 Parallax 264 194% 243 fps	MRender 288 Gravity 239 Splatting 171 184% 233 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$70 12,376 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1259 1336 1119 1009 1475 1325 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,338 Write 1,326 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 1,254 290% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 211 4K Mixed 63.3 251% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,407 DQ Write 1,352 DQ Mixed 1,182 942% 1,314 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 296%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 162 142 178 173 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 112 Write 130 Mixed 58 SusWrite 166 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 115 103 117 126 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 72.3 Write 102 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 112 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 176% 2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U4040E162x16GB 587 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	MC Read 81.8 MC Write 75.2 MC Mixed 71.9 218% 76.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 30.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 199%

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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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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 $630Bench 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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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