Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '22 at 07:15
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 201 2-Core 397 122% 230 Pts	4-Core 771 8-Core 1,333 127% 1,052 Pts	64-Core 1859 115% 1859 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1960 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.46% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 11 8% 11.8 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 12.2 Splatting 10.4 10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.46% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 11,597 Write 8,350 Mixed 8,398 2,096% 9,448 MB/s	4K Read 764 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 275 1,644% 431 MB/s	DQ Read 1,554 DQ Write 1097 DQ Mixed 1,167 914% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 87GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 301 301 301 302 301 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 355 Write 363 Mixed 342 SusWrite 312 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 36.4 119% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 188 154% 219 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 124%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 381GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 361 363 363 362 362 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 317 Write 362 Mixed 324 SusWrite 362 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 25.9 86% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 180 132% 172 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 96%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 160 162 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 143 Write 136 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 31 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 35 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 31.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 9,088 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,656x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,510

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