Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.67% 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	209% 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	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	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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	14.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 07:07
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700 25,535 User benchmarks, average bench 108% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 73.1 1-Core 198 2-Core 390 113% 220 Pts	4-Core 768 8-Core 1,452 132% 1,110 Pts	64-Core 2,301 142% 2,301 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1371 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	7.67% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 151 Parallax 11.3 8% 57.2 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 15.1 Splatting 1.6 7% 9.83 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.67% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 750GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 302 440 446 284 451 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,927 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,845 SusWrite 515 349% 1,556 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63 209% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 767 580% 793 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 300%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 932GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 109 110 110 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 166 Write 137 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 108 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 927GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 187 195 196 181 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 133 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 185 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 24 30 29 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 543GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 87 87 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 78.6 Write 78.7 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 87.1 92% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 49%
VendorCo ProductCode 64GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 27GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 17.2 11% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.3 144% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 23.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 120%

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,420Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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 $90Bench 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: $1,507

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