Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 250% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 285% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	224% 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	599% 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 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '22 at 14:54
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 74.8 1-Core 210 2-Core 416 120% 234 Pts	4-Core 825 8-Core 1,556 142% 1,190 Pts	64-Core 2,422 150% 2,422 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4738 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 338 Reflection 292 Parallax 343 276% 324 fps	MRender 368 Gravity 263 Splatting 186 213% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 682 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 852GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4787 4802 4006 2519 1830 1846 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	599% Outstanding	Read 4,765 Write 4,707 Mixed 3,016 SusWrite 3,298 886% 3,947 MB/s	4K Read 80.2 4K Write 312 4K Mixed 117 437% 170 MB/s	DQ Read 1,816 DQ Write 1,484 DQ Mixed 1,650 1,236% 1,650 MB/s
Poor: 242% ↑ This bench: 599% Great: 594%
Nvme WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 192GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2050 1738 1332 668 632 586 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,892 Write 2,183 Mixed 1,950 SusWrite 1,168 405% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 63.5 272% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,742 DQ Write 1,406 DQ Mixed 1,592 1,187% 1,580 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 340%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 931GB free Firmware: 711250WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2750 2747 1161 159 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,085 Write 2,766 Mixed 1,642 SusWrite 1190 381% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 301 4K Mixed 68.3 316% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1726 DQ Write 1,421 DQ Mixed 1,584 1,183% 1,577 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G48C40U5.M8A1 2x16GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	142% Outstanding	MC Read 56.2 MC Write 55 MC Mixed 51.7 155% 54.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 51.6 SC Mixed 29.7 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 163%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,111x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	837x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
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	319x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	500x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	387x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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