Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	407% 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.

CPU throttled at 92% 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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211013
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 19:12
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$324 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 221 2-Core 434 126% 245 Pts	4-Core 849 8-Core 1,652 148% 1,251 Pts	64-Core 2,966 184% 2,966 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 145 Parallax 137 116% 142 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 144 Splatting 121 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2458 2386 2250 1765 1443 1460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	407% Outstanding	Read 2,356 Write 2,186 Mixed 1,740 SusWrite 1,960 463% 2,060 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 107 364% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 2,004 DQ Write 1,614 DQ Mixed 1,761 1,331% 1,793 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 407% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 568GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 469 471 468 468 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 468 Mixed 431 SusWrite 470 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 53.4 200% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 308GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 389 390 388 388 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 387 Mixed 360 SusWrite 386 85% 375 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 43.1 144% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 226 168% 225 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 297GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1510 1272 1266 1270 1262 1146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 2,091 Mixed 1,580 SusWrite 1,288 404% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 97.4 321% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 2,110 DQ Write 1,681 DQ Mixed 1,835 1,390% 1,875 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 372%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 205GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 409 306 307 308 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,926 Write 1,252 Mixed 535 SusWrite 470 231% 1,046 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 53.7 240% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 1152 DQ Mixed 809 701% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2Z4000C18 2x16GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 82.4 49% 82.4 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 145%

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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 $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,959x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	620x

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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,495

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 $46

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