Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.1% 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	392% 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 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 13:00
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 84.3 1-Core 210 2-Core 422 124% 239 Pts	4-Core 848 8-Core 1,479 141% 1,164 Pts	64-Core 2,065 128% 2,065 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 111 Parallax 114 94% 113 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 104 Splatting 94.4 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1450 3322 3325 1675 1048 1040 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 3,024 Write 3,701 Mixed 2,742 SusWrite 1,977 645% 2,861 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 70 269% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 2,190 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 404 604% 1,172 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 494%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 247GB free Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 485 474 486 475 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2849 Write 2,094 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 546 394% 1,776 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 93.4 322% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1193 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 564 550% 880 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 311%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 181GB free Firmware: 42G1TBKA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 1088 1071 1088 1075 1084 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 1,687 Mixed 1,569 SusWrite 1,142 390% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 71.9 240% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,237 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 628 573% 887 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 372%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 352GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 134 143 143 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 133 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 140 78% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4400C19-8GTZSW 2x8GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	MC Read 62.1 MC Write 59.5 MC Mixed 53.7 167% 58.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 34.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 155%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 9,115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 232%

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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 - $398

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,971x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,667x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	889x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,500x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,487x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	852x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,270x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	818x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	248x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16