Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 295% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 352% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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	251% 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	595% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '22 at 06:31
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$324 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 216 2-Core 432 127% 245 Pts	4-Core 836 8-Core 1626 146% 1,231 Pts	64-Core 2,988 185% 2,988 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Gigabyte(1458 40AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5625 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.16 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Lighting 375 Reflection 351 Parallax 397 306% 374 fps	MRender 415 Gravity 344 Splatting 218 255% 326 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 756GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4550 4696 4709 3050 1660 1593 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	595% Outstanding	Read 4314 Write 4640 Mixed 3,321 SusWrite 3,376 881% 3,913 MB/s	4K Read 84.9 4K Write 293 4K Mixed 114 430% 164 MB/s	DQ Read 2,113 DQ Write 1,687 DQ Mixed 1,848 1,397% 1,882 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 595% 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: 3801 3889 3889 3885 3880 3876 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	498% Outstanding	Read 1,927 Write 3542 Mixed 2,126 SusWrite 3,870 653% 2,866 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 88 312% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 2,160 DQ Write 1,827 DQ Mixed 1,839 1,420% 1,942 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 498% Great: 486%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 238 241 243 243 244 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 79.8 MC Write 73.1 MC Mixed 70.9 213% 74.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 55.3 SC Mixed 32.3 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 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 $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,114x
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 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 $98Bench 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	387x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,250

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