Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	368% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	54.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '22 at 00:47
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 72.6 1-Core 208 2-Core 401 117% 227 Pts	4-Core 779 8-Core 1503 136% 1,141 Pts	64-Core 2,383 148% 2,383 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 106 Reflection 115 Parallax 103 86% 108 fps	Gravity 106 Splatting 103 92% 104 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2392 2421 2302 1703 1405 1408 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2303 Write 2135 Mixed 1,692 SusWrite 1,938 454% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 96.1 303% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,599 DQ Write 1,221 DQ Mixed 1,385 1,043% 1,402 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 435%
WDC WD6003FFBX-68MU3N0 6TB 482 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 157 151 158 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 197 Write 202 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 156 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 1.3 9% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 6.1 DQ Mixed 1.8 2% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 29%
ROG ESD-S1C 2TB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 40 38 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 38.9 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 40 9% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 14.3 48% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.8 DQ Write 22.7 DQ Mixed 23.4 18% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 91%
WD WD102KRYZ-01A5AB0 10TB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 197 206 214 211 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 136%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 183 187 192 178 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 185 Mixed 75 SusWrite 186 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 205% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%
Hitachi HUS728T8TALE6L4 8TB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 1TB free Firmware: V8GNW410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 151 149 144 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 70% Great: 137%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 9TB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 227 232 232 230 230 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 202 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 228 132% 180 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.8 247% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 738 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 130%

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 272%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,655x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,507

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 $45	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