Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	435% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '22 at 16:47
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 401 119% 229 Pts	4-Core 773 8-Core 1,312 127% 1,043 Pts	64-Core 1,852 115% 1,852 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$447 20,866 User benchmarks, average bench 86% Asus(1043 05D5); Asus Dual RX6600 8G Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 87.9 Reflection 135 Parallax 168 72% 130 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 88.1 Splatting 130 110% 137 fps
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 819GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3565 4091 3406 1800 1774 1747 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	435% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 4,112 Mixed 2,956 SusWrite 2,730 689% 3,031 MB/s	4K Read 77.6 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 107 354% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,976 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 544 646% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 435% Great: 508%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 930GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 457 452 453 452 451 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 466 Mixed 453 SusWrite 454 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 51.8 160% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 342 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 14,022 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 476GB free Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1406 1348 1353 1398 1436 1427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,432 Write 1,278 Mixed 958 SusWrite 1,395 285% 1,266 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 55.6 177% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 662 DQ Mixed 746 580% 805 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 235%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 788GB free Firmware: 2BC10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 88.9 Write 59 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 93.4 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 70%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 183GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 37.6 Write 31.2 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 41.2 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 22%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 383GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 101 103 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 109 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 102 132% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 96%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 349GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 37 Write 33.4 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 41 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 323GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 28 24 26 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 25.2 Write 21.5 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 24.9 32% 23.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 22%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 277GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 33 37 38 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 30.2 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 36.3 38% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 16% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 20%
WD My Book 1130 2TB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 240GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 87 85 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 80.8 Write 65.3 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 86.2 99% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 48%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 368GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32% Below average	Read 85 Write 84.5 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 66.6 103% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 21,264 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	MC Read 79.4 MC Write 75.9 MC Mixed 72.3 217% 75.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 29.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 199%

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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 $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,117x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $40	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