Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 241% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 286% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	203% 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	564% 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.

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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '22 at 06:22
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th 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-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 219 2-Core 432 127% 245 Pts	4-Core 850 8-Core 1,612 147% 1,232 Pts	64-Core 2,994 185% 2,994 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 270 Parallax 306 243% 291 fps	MRender 330 Gravity 247 Splatting 184 200% 254 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$113 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 770GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4134 2986 2872 2778 2126 1690 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	564% Outstanding	Read 4,520 Write 4,734 Mixed 3,345 SusWrite 2,764 863% 3,841 MB/s	4K Read 84.6 4K Write 291 4K Mixed 114 429% 163 MB/s	DQ Read 2,076 DQ Write 1,664 DQ Mixed 1838 1,384% 1,859 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 564% Great: 595%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3797 3867 3876 3876 3886 3883 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	511% Outstanding	Read 2,258 Write 3,501 Mixed 2,337 SusWrite 3864 680% 2,990 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 87.8 325% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 2,152 DQ Write 1,703 DQ Mixed 1,917 1,438% 1,924 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 511% Great: 486%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 6TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 234 234 236 235 237 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C162x16GB 2,632 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	MC Read 79.5 MC Write 73.7 MC Mixed 71.1 214% 74.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 55 SC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 189%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,124x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,768x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	783x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,002x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	504x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16