Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	119% 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	293% 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 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '22 at 14:42
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$263 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 76.6 1-Core 220 2-Core 440 125% 246 Pts	4-Core 814 8-Core 1,521 139% 1,167 Pts	64-Core 2,969 184% 2,969 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 3FF5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 152 Parallax 152 129% 154 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 115% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 842 846 846 840 666 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,805 Write 2,191 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 871 366% 1,626 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 84.4 324% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,590 DQ Write 1,498 DQ Mixed 1,420 1,100% 1,502 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 297%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 54GB free Firmware: UF300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 143 117 78 126 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 455 Write 380 Mixed 313 SusWrite 158 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 18.9 82% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 87.4 DQ Mixed 41.2 48% 82.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2A4800C40 2x16GB 635 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	MC Read 65.2 MC Write 63.3 MC Mixed 55.9 176% 61.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 54.7 SC Mixed 27.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 160%

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

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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 $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,121x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,763x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	755x

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	553x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
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: $1,231

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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16