Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 127% UFO	Workstation 241% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 130%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	401% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 95% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 22:55
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$250 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 225 2-Core 442 134% 255 Pts	4-Core 870 8-Core 1,600 148% 1235 Pts	64-Core 2,645 164% 2,645 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% Gigabyte(1458 40A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 5125 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	171% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 3.8 252% 106 fps	MRender 1.3 Gravity 263 Splatting 0.1 66% 88.2 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 2721 940 959 938 864 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 2,549 Write 2,960 Mixed 2,630 SusWrite 1,319 533% 2,364 MB/s	4K Read 83 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 131 427% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,212 DQ Write 1,609 DQ Mixed 1,833 1,391% 1,885 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 442%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 306GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 438 439 438 438 405 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 411 Mixed 373 SusWrite 432 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46.8 174% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 135 112% 152 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 274GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 438 439 438 438 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 414 Mixed 372 SusWrite 436 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 46.1 174% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 248 213% 315 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 252GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1855 1852 966 345 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 1,881 Mixed 1,599 SusWrite 1,170 342% 1,512 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 79.9 294% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,946 DQ Write 1,568 DQ Mixed 1,611 1,246% 1,708 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 365%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GTRSA 2x16GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 53.9 MC Write 55 MC Mixed 51 152% 53.3 GB/s	SC Read 34.5 SC Write 56.6 SC Mixed 43.9 129% 45 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 146%

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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 $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,655x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 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 $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,509

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