Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 254% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 293% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	217% 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	446% 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, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 12:13
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$232 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 217 2-Core 429 124% 242 Pts	4-Core 864 8-Core 1,682 151% 1,273 Pts	64-Core 2,590 160% 2,590 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% 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: 512.59 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 321 Reflection 310 Parallax 340 261% 323 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 263 Splatting 196 217% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% 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% 761GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1775 2754 2866 3117 1882 1542 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	446% Outstanding	Read 2,810 Write 3,013 Mixed 2,996 SusWrite 2,323 629% 2,786 MB/s	4K Read 84.4 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 116 390% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,772 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1586 1,186% 1,584 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 446% Great: 488%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 630GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 447 397 374 373 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 428 Mixed 380 SusWrite 405 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 40.1 141% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 323 243% 326 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 105%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 155GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2298 760 774 771 774 774 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,628 Write 2,098 Mixed 1867 SusWrite 1,025 426% 1,905 MB/s	4K Read 73.4 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 105 349% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,884 DQ Write 1,478 DQ Mixed 1,653 1,244% 1,671 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 355%
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 94GB free Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 457 170 144 115 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 1570 Write 474 Mixed 630 SusWrite 248 160% 731 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 15.6 78% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 23 59% 135 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 242%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 159 158 156 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 141 Write 138 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 158 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 99%
WD WD50PURX-64LZMY0 5TB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 95 96 92 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 93.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 94.5 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 945GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 174 176 169 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 202 Mixed 85 SusWrite 172 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% 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 (80^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	MC Read 73.6 MC Write 69.5 MC Mixed 65.5 199% 69.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 30.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 186%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,109x
Core i9-12900KIntel $332Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	836x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	778x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	318x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	499x
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: $1,236

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 $184	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) $35	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