Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 92% 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	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211013
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 03:32
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th 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-$327 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 45.2 1-Core 219 2-Core 432 114% 232 Pts	4-Core 849 8-Core 1,665 149% 1257 Pts	64-Core 2,896 179% 2,896 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1371 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.9% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 145 Parallax 10.1 7% 54.5 fps	MRender 0.9 Gravity 1.4 Splatting 0.3 1% 0.87 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 4.9% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 57 106 138 122 90 MB/s Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.8% Above average	Read 150 Write 30 Mixed 283 SusWrite 106 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 38.9 125% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 66.5 DQ Mixed 7.7 34% 77.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 100%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 603GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1843 1883 1880 1869 1873 1218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 1,893 Mixed 1,375 SusWrite 1,761 366% 1,617 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 281 4K Mixed 88.8 351% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 1,772 DQ Mixed 865 764% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 305%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 215 218 218 207 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 12.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 179 22% 179 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 123%

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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 $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,960x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $182Bench 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 $98Bench 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: $1,467

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 $182	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