Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 237% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 281% 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	201% 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	468% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 91% 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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 13:12
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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 i9-12900K-$331 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 211 2-Core 412 126% 239 Pts	4-Core 795 8-Core 1,577 140% 1,186 Pts	64-Core 2,950 183% 2,950 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 399 Parallax 291 235% 326 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 260 Splatting 191 209% 265 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$89 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3379 3418 3388 2363 1609 1681 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	468% Outstanding	Read 2,881 Write 3179 Mixed 2,865 SusWrite 2,640 653% 2,891 MB/s	4K Read 85.3 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 123 409% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,634 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1,450 1,087% 1454 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 468% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 753GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 390 391 391 391 391 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 390 Mixed 359 SusWrite 390 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 50 160% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 230 172% 229 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GTRS 2x8GB 509 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48.9 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 41.8 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 33.4 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%

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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 - $412

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,960x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,480x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	847x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $89Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,265x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	812x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	621x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	198x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,462

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) $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