Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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	135% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '22 at 04:19
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 225 2-Core 418 125% 241 Pts	4-Core 805 8-Core 1,539 139% 1172 Pts	64-Core 2,541 157% 2,541 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 239 Parallax 175 151% 200 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,776 Write 2,513 Mixed 1,886 532% 2,392 MB/s	4K Read 74.9 4K Write 259 4K Mixed 113 395% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,772 DQ Write 1,434 DQ Mixed 1,585 1,192% 1,597 MB/s
Poor: 165% Great: 421%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 1,286 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 25GB free, PID 0cd1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 40.6 Write 23.9 Mixed 29 SusWrite 24.4 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 3.4 261% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata AD5U480016G-B 1x16GB 302 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 29 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 93%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,118x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,762x
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	781x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

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: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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