Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	397% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '22 at 21:27
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$324 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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 210 2-Core 426 124% 240 Pts	4-Core 839 8-Core 1,654 147% 1,246 Pts	64-Core 2,995 185% 2,995 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 8840) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 102 Parallax 93.4 86% 100 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 80.3 74% 91.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 876GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM15.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2923 2693 2605 2604 2580 2575 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 2,938 Mixed 2,065 SusWrite 2,663 539% 2,370 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 86.7 294% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,942 DQ Write 1,235 DQ Mixed 1,672 1,224% 1,616 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 472%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 931GB free Firmware: EGFM15.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2905 2968 2969 2968 3020 3049 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	433% Outstanding	Read 1,771 Write 2,158 Mixed 1,978 SusWrite 2,980 504% 2,222 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 63.2 256% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 2,393 DQ Write 2,261 DQ Mixed 2,136 1,656% 2,263 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 433% Great: 472%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 4x16GB 653 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	MC Read 71.7 MC Write 71 MC Mixed 68.8 202% 70.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 55.2 SC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 178%

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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 $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,114x
Core i9-12900KIntel $324Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $179Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	837x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $92Bench 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	387x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,243

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 $179	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