Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 261% UFO	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 290% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	212% 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	259% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220524
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '22 at 17:33
Run Duration	415 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 220 2-Core 437 131% 250 Pts	4-Core 851 8-Core 1,603 146% 1,227 Pts	64-Core 2,553 158% 2,553 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 321 Reflection 266 Parallax 341 261% 309 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 237 Splatting 172 196% 251 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP500GM30013 500GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 316% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2284 1746 792 552 438 449 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,279 Write 2,878 Mixed 2,148 SusWrite 1,043 470% 2,087 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 67.5 202% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1619 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 412 429% 746 MB/s
Poor: 196% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 411%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 1.5TB free Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3299 3248 3270 3268 3003 3105 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	411% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 3,398 Mixed 2,606 SusWrite 3,199 661% 2,916 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 75.7 244% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,663 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 356 404% 734 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 411% Great: 604%
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 620GB free Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3566 2618 2014 1848 1575 1547 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2379 Write 3,668 Mixed 2,572 SusWrite 2,195 612% 2,703 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 76.8 229% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2041 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 352 448% 857 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 604%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 590GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2034 1192 883 842 890 897 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,327 Write 1858 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 1,123 328% 1,450 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 44.5 146% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,665 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 321 384% 716 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 298%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 7.3 8.1 8.6 8.7 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 111 Write 64.4 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 8.3 45% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 105%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 618GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 83 80 83 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 92.6 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 81.4 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 618GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 85 88 84 88 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 67.9 Write 75.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 86.3 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 618GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 85 82 83 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 83.6 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C14-16GVKA 2x16GB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 49.6 MC Write 49.6 MC Mixed 46.3 139% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 31.9 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 40.1 117% 41.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 155%

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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 $242Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,483x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 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