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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211013
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 03:39
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 58.9 1-Core 212 2-Core 344 107% 205 Pts	4-Core 678 8-Core 1,212 114% 945 Pts	64-Core 2,835 176% 2,835 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 124%

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: 139 56 84 58 59 98 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 349 Write 281 Mixed 271 SusWrite 82.3 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 35.5 119% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 118 94% 132 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 100%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 603GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1812 1881 1847 1805 1837 1652 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 1,358 Write 1816 Mixed 1,290 SusWrite 1,806 355% 1,567 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 80.9 308% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 1,726 DQ Mixed 865 757% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 305%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 216 216 215 215 216 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 (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 25.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 131 31% 131 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69% 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