Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 202%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics156% 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 Drive387% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z690-A  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211215
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 23 '22 at 21:18
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 95%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-12700K-$241
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Memory 75.5
1-Core 206
2-Core 409
118% 230 Pts
4-Core 820
8-Core 1,578
142% 1,199 Pts
64-Core 2,402
149% 2,402 Pts
Poor: 102%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
EVGA(3842 3785) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 4804 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 256
Reflection 238
Parallax 229
209% 241 fps
MRender 0.3
Gravity 178
Splatting 144
93% 107 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 156%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2364 2384 2079 749 737 742 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
387% Outstanding
Read 2917
Write 2,346
Mixed 1,750
SusWrite 1,509
476% 2,131 MB/s
4K Read 69.3
4K Write 266
4K Mixed 106
382% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 1,316
DQ Write 1,423
DQ Mixed 569
649% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 163%
This bench: 387%
Great: 334%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR512GB-3DL 512GB
198GB free
Firmware: Q0518CS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 469 468 468 471 472 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 468
Mixed 399
SusWrite 470
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 49.2
177% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 254
206% 291 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 118%
Great: 115%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
328GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 183 184 184 183 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 105
Write 74.8
Mixed 59.1
SusWrite 183
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.7
461% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 83%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF548C38-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
161% Outstanding
MC Read 66.4
MC Write 63.7
MC Mixed 60
181% 63.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 46.3
SC Mixed 27.2
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 127%
This bench: 161%
Great: 167%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z690-A Builds (Compare 7,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $970
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