Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	508% 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 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	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '22 at 18:42
Run Duration	361 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 206 2-Core 398 122% 232 Pts	4-Core 793 8-Core 1,517 137% 1,155 Pts	64-Core 2935 182% 2935 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 161 Reflection 158 Parallax 159 131% 159 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 122 113% 128 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3040 1TB SSD 1,210 User benchmarks, average bench 335% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS304131 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3896 3940 3920 3854 3845 3842 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	508% Outstanding	Read 2,177 Write 3,507 Mixed 2,176 SusWrite 3,883 668% 2,936 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 290 4K Mixed 98.7 367% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,740 DQ Write 1,490 DQ Mixed 1,647 1,225% 1,626 MB/s
Poor: 212% ↑ This bench: 508% Great: 513%
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 709GB free Firmware: 614300WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4129 2644 1340 1528 1617 1473 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	460% Outstanding	Read 3,702 Write 3985 Mixed 3012 SusWrite 2,122 720% 3,205 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 100 358% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,650 DQ Write 1,606 DQ Mixed 1,637 1,227% 1,631 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 460% Great: 573%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 931GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1903 1515 1514 1515 1515 1517 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,009 Write 2,070 Mixed 1,723 SusWrite 1,580 416% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 74.2 276% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,748 DQ Write 1,371 DQ Mixed 1,535 1,155% 1,552 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 347%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 92GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 906 909 911 910 912 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 913 Mixed 744 SusWrite 910 249% 1,125 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 51 205% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 911 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 354 331% 530 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 41.8 122% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 29.4 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 36 109% 38.1 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,654x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,483x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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