Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 239% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	196% 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	292% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 95% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	37.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '22 at 22:20
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$230 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 72.8 1-Core 206 2-Core 382 114% 220 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,443 131% 1,099 Pts	64-Core 2,405 149% 2,405 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 263 Parallax 295 233% 281 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 239 Splatting 177 194% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 590GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2179 2120 2118 1972 414 354 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,908 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 1,526 374% 1,652 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 77.6 245% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,571 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,369 1,028% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 365%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 161 160 160 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 138 Mixed 95 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 178GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 81 88 91 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 61.2 Write 97.9 Mixed 58 SusWrite 86.9 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 206% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 532GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 88 93 90 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 89.1 Write 85.7 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 91.6 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-16 Adata AD5U480016G-B KF548C38-16 48GB 4800, 4800, 4800 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	136% Outstanding	MC Read 53.7 MC Write 53.4 MC Mixed 49.4 149% 52.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 28.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns

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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 $242Bench 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 $106Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $973

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