Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 259% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 298% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	222% 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	439% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '22 at 12:11
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 210 2-Core 427 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 857 8-Core 1675 150% 1,266 Pts	64-Core 2,548 158% 2,548 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 403B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5180 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Lighting 332 Reflection 304 Parallax 339 271% 325 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 262 Splatting 195 216% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 712GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 2659 2930 2202 1710 1705 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	439% Outstanding	Read 2,876 Write 3,061 Mixed 2,973 SusWrite 2,140 623% 2,762 MB/s	4K Read 86.9 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 119 401% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,747 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 1,542 1,155% 1,545 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 439% Great: 488%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 320GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 468 394 375 376 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 458 Mixed 382 SusWrite 406 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 38.4 131% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 323 243% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 105%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 52GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,704 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,895 509% 2290 MB/s	4K Read 72.9 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 106 353% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,878 DQ Write 1,430 DQ Mixed 1,637 1,229% 1,648 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Transcend TS1TMTE110S 1TB 969 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 86GB free Firmware: S0905C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 480 189 146 98 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 1,603 Write 480 Mixed 632 SusWrite 251 162% 742 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 16.1 76% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 23.7 56% 127 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 242%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 160 158 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 148 Write 138 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 159 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 99%
WD WD50PURX-64LZMY0 5TB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 148 149 149 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 158 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 147 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 952GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 167 173 176 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 173 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 171 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-16 2x16GB 7,511 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	MC Read 74.1 MC Write 70.1 MC Mixed 65.4 200% 69.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 186%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,118x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,762x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	781x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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