Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 259% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 297% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% 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	442% 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, 21 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 18:28
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 221 2-Core 442 126% 247 Pts	4-Core 885 8-Core 1,658 152% 1,271 Pts	64-Core 2,640 163% 2,640 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 403B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5175 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	218% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 312 Parallax 341 262% 325 fps	MRender 372 Gravity 264 Splatting 196 218% 277 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 742GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1695 2728 2896 3021 2088 1555 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	442% Outstanding	Read 2,561 Write 2,880 Mixed 2,719 SusWrite 2,330 592% 2,623 MB/s	4K Read 79.7 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 127 402% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 1,812 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1,609 1,202% 1,605 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 442% Great: 488%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 630GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 455 397 373 375 375 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 363 Write 382 Mixed 263 SusWrite 405 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 26 118% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 204 167% 236 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86% 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: 2178 872 823 811 828 830 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,780 SusWrite 1,057 418% 1,868 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 103 335% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,884 DQ Write 1,448 DQ Mixed 1,645 1,236% 1659 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 355%
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 95GB free Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 464 236 117 127 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 1,433 Write 465 Mixed 618 SusWrite 257 152% 693 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 14.8 74% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 23.2 60% 137 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 242%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 158 157 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 138 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 159 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 99%
WD WD50PURX-64LZMY0 5TB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 93 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 89 Mixed 62 SusWrite 94 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 945GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 191 190 185 192 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 191 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 188 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 (83^rd percentile)	178% Outstanding	MC Read 74.9 MC Write 70.4 MC Mixed 65.9 201% 70.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 31.8 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 186%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z690-A Builds (Compare 7,529 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 209%

UFO

Desktop 115%

UFO

Workstation 230%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,111x
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	837x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	319x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	500x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	387x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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