Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	362% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	May 17 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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-$330 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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 76.2 1-Core 209 2-Core 415 120% 234 Pts	4-Core 813 8-Core 1,505 139% 1,159 Pts	64-Core 2934 182% 2934 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 107 Parallax 111 94% 111 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 100 Splatting 92.7 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB 5,258 User benchmarks, average bench 396% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2903 2283 1934 1951 1964 1950 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2702 Write 3,227 Mixed 2,930 SusWrite 2,164 622% 2,756 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 107 360% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 99.5 104% 170 MB/s
Poor: 252% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 489%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 99GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 100 102 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 156 Write 121 Mixed 134 SusWrite 99.8 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 19.4 73% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 89.5 78% 117 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 61%
Synology iSCSI Storage 1.5TB 67GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28% Poor	Read 100 Write 97 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 94.7 22% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 12.1 44% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 171 111% 129 MB/s

Synology iSCSI Storage 4GB 3GB free Firmware: 4.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 101 Write 96.2 Mixed 101 22% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 13.1 45% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 119 87% 113 MB/s

WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 750GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 83 86 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 83.6 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 85.9 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G48C40U5.M8A1 2x16GB 1,654 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	MC Read 64.6 MC Write 59.5 MC Mixed 59.1 174% 61.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 87.9 46% 87.9 ns
Poor: 111% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 163%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,117x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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