Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	9.11% 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, and the best to date in our opinion.

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

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '22 at 19:15
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$275 32,983 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 79.8 1-Core 192 2-Core 366 115% 212 Pts	4-Core 721 8-Core 1322 127% 1,021 Pts	64-Core 1,910 128% 1,910 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 9,837 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1371 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	9.11% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 11.2 8% 11.9 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 13.2 Splatting 10.4 11% 12.2 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.11% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$220 74,914 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 9,793 Write 7629 Mixed 7,787 1,868% 8,403 MB/s	4K Read 722 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 298 1,593% 413 MB/s	DQ Read 1,470 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 1,076 845% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 900,642 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 83GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 301 300 300 301 302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 356 Write 362 Mixed 336 SusWrite 311 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 35.5 115% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 144 132% 204 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 123%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 3,241 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 575GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 358 355 356 361 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 318 Write 365 Mixed 317 SusWrite 358 77% 339 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 28 89% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 179 132% 171 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 94%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$78 155,292 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 151 150 153 151 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 150 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$71 6,856 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	DEL4278 DELL U2723QE

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Typical ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 4,246 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 254%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 308%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $544Bench 113%, 37,719 samples	1,597x
Core i7-12700KIntel $378Bench 112%, 40,632 samples	1,391x
Core i5-12600KIntel $275Bench 109%, 32,983 samples	467x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $870Bench 231%, 103,930 samples	798x
RTX 3080Nvidia $750Bench 208%, 318,655 samples	603x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,180Bench 235%, 134,375 samples	394x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 409%, 136,812 samples	669x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $240Bench 446%, 36,017 samples	345x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 331%, 411,839 samples	324x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 12,898 samples	189x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 34,713 samples	130x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 91%, 88,330 samples	85x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $537	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17