Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 220% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 258% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	180% 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	547% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '22 at 21:42
Run Duration	387 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$291 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 (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 234 2-Core 457 134% 259 Pts	4-Core 869 8-Core 1,579 147% 1,224 Pts	64-Core 3,055 189% 3,055 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% EVGA(3842 4861) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 238 Parallax 262 208% 252 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 220 Splatting 165 181% 231 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2953 3503 3499 3504 3493 3522 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	547% Outstanding	Read 3,144 Write 3,510 Mixed 3,168 SusWrite 3,412 748% 3,309 MB/s	4K Read 87 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 127 425% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2105 DQ Write 1,543 DQ Mixed 1,760 1,332% 1,803 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 547% Great: 526%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2716 3391 3390 3395 3392 3391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	519% Outstanding	Read 2761 Write 3,383 Mixed 3,074 SusWrite 3,279 708% 3,124 MB/s	4K Read 81.7 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 121 400% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 2,218 DQ Write 1,575 DQ Mixed 748 870% 1,514 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 519% Great: 526%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 405 405 405 405 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 404 Mixed 353 SusWrite 405 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 58.4 196% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 227 170% 227 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 226GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 75 83 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 72.9 Write 67.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 80 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 160 165 165 165 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 129 Write 129 Mixed 111 SusWrite 162 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 222% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 90%
Sabrent 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free, PID 9210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 42.4 Write 41 Mixed 41.6 SusWrite 43.1 58% 42 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 19.6 4K Mixed 18.8 1,374% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 18.9 1,380% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 40.1 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 36.7 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

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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 - $403

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,973x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,667x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	889x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,501x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,487x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	854x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	818x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	248x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16