Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 304% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 354% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	238% 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	526% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '22 at 23:59
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 233 2-Core 467 137% 265 Pts	4-Core 905 8-Core 1,720 156% 1,312 Pts	64-Core 3,069 190% 3,069 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 5275 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Lighting 362 Reflection 320 Parallax 394 295% 359 fps	MRender 390 Gravity 287 Splatting 198 228% 292 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4745 4545 1787 1419 1467 1592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	526% Outstanding	Read 2,980 Write 4264 Mixed 3,008 SusWrite 2,592 726% 3,211 MB/s	4K Read 80.3 4K Write 368 4K Mixed 121 472% 190 MB/s	DQ Read 2,595 DQ Write 2,124 DQ Mixed 2,351 1,763% 2,357 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 526% Great: 595%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 776GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2814 2800 2790 2808 1756 1617 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	465% Outstanding	Read 2,530 Write 2793 Mixed 2,597 SusWrite 2,431 585% 2,588 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 118 376% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 2,429 DQ Write 1969 DQ Mixed 2,185 1,640% 2,194 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 465% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000U3636E162x16GB 2,713 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	MC Read 87.2 MC Write 87.3 MC Mixed 80.7 243% 85.1 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 57.3 SC Mixed 41.8 124% 43.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 201%

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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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Gaming 209%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,122x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,765x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	840x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,002x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	503x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16