Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	319% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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 PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '22 at 03:31
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 72.5 1-Core 206 2-Core 394 116% 224 Pts	4-Core 796 8-Core 1,462 135% 1,129 Pts	64-Core 2,885 178% 2,885 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 464 445 436 355 407 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2524 Write 550 Mixed 1431 SusWrite 455 272% 1,240 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 109 371% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,844 DQ Write 1,517 DQ Mixed 1,658 1,247% 1,673 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 233GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,967 Write 9,294 Mixed 9,364 2,131% 9,542 MB/s	4K Read 1,057 4K Write 873 4K Mixed 176 2,288% 702 MB/s	DQ Read 2,214 DQ Write 1,861 DQ Mixed 2033 1,524% 2,036 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
SHGP31-1000GM 1TB 3,541 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 452GB free Firmware: 41062C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2419 1426 1434 1430 1472 1421 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	391% Outstanding	Read 2605 Write 2,451 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,600 468% 2,089 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 106 351% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,977 DQ Write 1,623 DQ Mixed 1,640 1,272% 1,747 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 391% Great: 433%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 40GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 204 199 202 207 199 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 376 Write 268 Mixed 227 SusWrite 209 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 30.7 156% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 272 213% 296 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 107%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 546GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 89 91 89 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 129 Write 126 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 89.4 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 505GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 112 116 113 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 152 Write 153 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 114 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2X5600C36 2x16GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 50.5 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 46.7 136% 47.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 27.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 95.8 42% 95.8 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 187%

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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 $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,115x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	837x
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 $99Bench 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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	501x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,251

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 $178	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