Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 236% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	219% 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	414% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 18:14
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 78.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 98% 185 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,189 110% 916 Pts	64-Core 2,051 127% 2,051 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 403B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5175 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 312 Parallax 342 264% 326 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 264 Splatting 196 217% 277 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 742GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 2431 2631 2844 2548 1544 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	414% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 2,844 Mixed 2,713 SusWrite 2,200 588% 2,604 MB/s	4K Read 81 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 119 371% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,412 DQ Write 1,123 DQ Mixed 1,256 943% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 414% Great: 488%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 630GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 452 389 374 374 376 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 406 Write 453 Mixed 382 SusWrite 402 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 26.4 114% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 327 245% 327 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 105%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 464GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2104 915 827 828 827 825 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,427 Write 2,032 Mixed 1,756 SusWrite 1,054 406% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 97.7 307% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,497 DQ Write 1150 DQ Mixed 1,307 982% 1,318 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 355%
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 95GB free Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 456 226 117 129 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 1,441 Write 458 Mixed 615 SusWrite 250 151% 691 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 14.8 69% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 23 61% 141 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 242%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 154 155 156 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 154 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 99%
WD WD50PURX-64LZMY0 5TB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 93.8 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 94.7 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 945GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 188 189 193 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 150 Mixed 85 SusWrite 189 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-16 2x16GB 7,511 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	MC Read 73.9 MC Write 70.2 MC Mixed 65.7 200% 69.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 186%

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Gaming 209%

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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 $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,117x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
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	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

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% - Excellent

Total price: $982

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