Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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	9.16% 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.
Boot Drive	382% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 94% 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 TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4 (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210910
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 30 '22 at 17:37
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 209 2-Core 419 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 825 8-Core 1,660 146% 1,242 Pts	64-Core 2,511 155% 2,511 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

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. 30.0.101.1994 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.16% Terrible	Lighting 10.5 Reflection 15.9 Parallax 13 9% 13.1 fps	MRender 14.1 Gravity 12.9 Splatting 11.4 10% 12.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.16% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 573GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 2238 2160 2426 1594 805 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,626 Write 2384 Mixed 2,378 SusWrite 1,846 519% 2,309 MB/s	4K Read 79.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 95.7 339% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,524 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,331 997% 1,336 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 410%
ST3500418AS 18TB 1GB free Firmware: PCGNW232 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 253 Write 249 Mixed 145 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0.9 30% 9 MB/s	DQ Read 2.1 DQ Write 5.9 DQ Mixed 6 4% 4.67 MB/s

ST3500418AS 18TB 0GB free Firmware: PCGNW232 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 242 Write 241 Mixed 160 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 0.1 54% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 5 DQ Mixed 4.1 3% 3.37 MB/s

Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3GB free Firmware: 9300 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 97.1 Write 112 Mixed 67.2 69% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 201% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 148 123 185 99 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 18.1 Write 61 Mixed 66 SusWrite 151 55% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 182% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 142 187 162 173 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 48.6 Write 59.6 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 171 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.5 189% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 90%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 86GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 100 114 122 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 124 Write 135 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 116 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 135%
Toshiba MG08ACA16TE 16TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2GB free Firmware: 0101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 227 Write 253 Mixed 93.2 140% 191 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 36.4 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	905x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	652x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	504x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	434x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	355x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	340x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	168x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	135x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	129x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	110x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	99x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,038

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