Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 226% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 273% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	303% 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 91% 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 PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220330
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '22 at 17:11
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$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 75 1-Core 215 2-Core 415 121% 235 Pts	4-Core 814 8-Core 1,567 141% 1,190 Pts	64-Core 2,890 179% 2,890 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 262 Parallax 334 243% 298 fps	MRender 332 Gravity 246 Splatting 181 199% 253 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 1972 1975 556 200 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 1,576 Write 1,830 Mixed 1540 SusWrite 1,148 344% 1,524 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 99.2 343% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,597 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 1,225 974% 1,364 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 295%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 497% 7.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 897 897 896 897 897 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 672 Write 886 Mixed 712 SusWrite 897 180% 792 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 42.9 144% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 463 DQ Write 625 DQ Mixed 507 394% 532 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 853%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 47 27 27 25 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 150 Write 62.7 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 37.2 95% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.7 156% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-16 2x16GB 3,734 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	139% Outstanding	MC Read 53.7 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 51 151% 52.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 52.1 SC Mixed 29.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 90.3 44% 90.3 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 167%

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

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Gaming 209%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,115x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	606x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	501x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $40	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