Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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	8.53% 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	7.3 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 19:28
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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 i5-12600K-$178 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 202 2-Core 399 118% 227 Pts	4-Core 781 8-Core 1,364 130% 1,072 Pts	64-Core 1,847 114% 1,847 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	8.53% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 11.9 8% 12.1 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 13 Splatting 10.4 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.53% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,478 Write 7,422 Mixed 7,945 1,912% 8,615 MB/s	4K Read 818 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 329 1,777% 455 MB/s	DQ Read 1,690 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 1,202 947% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 302 302 302 301 301 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 357 Write 363 Mixed 336 SusWrite 312 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 35 114% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 185 152% 217 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 124%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 375GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 365 365 364 364 366 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 325 Write 359 Mixed 326 SusWrite 365 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 28.4 90% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 90.4 90% 143 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 96%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 166 164 163 166 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 150 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 164 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.9% 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 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 25.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 115%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,653x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,483x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $92Bench 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

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,501

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 $178	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