Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	496% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '22 at 21:25
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$237 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 198 2-Core 400 118% 227 Pts	4-Core 795 8-Core 1,590 141% 1,192 Pts	64-Core 2,318 144% 2,318 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 65.5 52% 67 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 56.9 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3395 3118 2996 3025 3156 3014 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	496% Outstanding	Read 2,330 Write 2,967 Mixed 2800 SusWrite 3,117 636% 2,804 MB/s	4K Read 79.8 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 128 423% 156 MB/s	DQ Read 2,056 DQ Write 1,588 DQ Mixed 1,795 1,350% 1,813 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 496% Great: 526%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 418GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 425 420 444 442 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 429 Mixed 382 SusWrite 438 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 47.8 172% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 256 214% 312 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$155 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 24GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 464 Mixed 394 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 49.5 175% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 337 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS 4x16GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 50.7 MC Write 50.8 MC Mixed 48.3 143% 49.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 53.7 SC Mixed 36.3 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

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 ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 9,080 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 232%

UFO

Desktop 116%

UFO

Workstation 272%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $412

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,965x
Core i7-12700KIntel $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,653x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,494x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,483x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	813x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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