Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	264% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	50.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '22 at 02:29
Run Duration	431 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 70.3 1-Core 199 2-Core 393 113% 221 Pts	4-Core 789 8-Core 1,510 137% 1,149 Pts	64-Core 2,300 142% 2,300 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% XFX(1EAE 6501) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.3.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 120 Reflection 139 Parallax 235 98% 164 fps	Gravity 126 Splatting 153 126% 140 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 595 584 578 583 597 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,036 Write 2,278 Mixed 1,996 SusWrite 664 392% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 82.6 301% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 1,078 817% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 322%
Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 749GB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2704 2539 1140 1116 1131 1131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,424 Write 1,939 Mixed 1,673 SusWrite 1,627 378% 1,666 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 76.6 271% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,433 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,288 970% 1,302 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 275%
Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 900GB free Firmware: EGFM13.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3667 3683 3472 3485 3609 3650 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	441% Outstanding	Read 2,088 Write 2,144 Mixed 2272 SusWrite 3,594 573% 2,525 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 68.9 273% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 1132 DQ Mixed 1,242 928% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 441% Great: 493%
Seagate ST14000NM0018-2H4101 14TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 7.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 214 211 216 216 216 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 33% Great: 130%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 148 150 150 134 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 143 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 62GB free Firmware: MN6OA180 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 121 121 118 120 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 112 Write 124 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 120 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 85%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 390GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 57 56 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 76.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 56.5 47% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 55%
Gigaware 4GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 2GB free, PID 555f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.4 5.4 5 5 5.1 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	6.95% Terrible	Read 27.2 Write 1.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5 9% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.95% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GB 738 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.7% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 22.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 130%

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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 - $410

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,980x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,677x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	893x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,507x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,491x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	856x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	824x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	627x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	502x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	249x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	201x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,501

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16