Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	47.2 GB free of 64 GB
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '22 at 02:18
Run Duration	512 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$323 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 220 2-Core 439 126% 247 Pts	4-Core 880 8-Core 1725 154% 1,302 Pts	64-Core 3,099 192% 3,099 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 331 Reflection 317 Parallax 378 270% 342 fps	Gravity 272 Splatting 202 205% 237 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Expansion Desk 16TB 282 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 130GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	9.58% Terrible	Read 36.7 Write 29.9 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 41.2 8% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.9 20% 6.33 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 5.5 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.58% Great: 38%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,754 Write 2,500 Mixed 1,905 531% 2,386 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 109 378% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,591 DQ Write 1,310 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,068% 1,438 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 10GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 486 Mixed 417 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 55 181% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 343 259% 347 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 370 Write 400 Mixed 353 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 169 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 461 107% 480 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.5 204% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.2 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 7.3 6% 9.33 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$152 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 37GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,552 Write 2,014 Mixed 1,643 459% 2,069 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 103 351% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,776 DQ Write 1,452 DQ Mixed 1,585 1,195% 1,605 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
ICY BOX 16TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 3TB free Firmware: 9122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 187 187 188 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.4% Below average	Read 212 Write 200 Mixed 188 SusWrite 188 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 1.4 41% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 5.6 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 0.4 2% 5.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 38%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$247 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 19GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 466 109% 488 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 53.8 180% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 155 159 159 159 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 154 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 0.8 48% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 2.3 DQ Write 13.4 DQ Mixed 2.4 4% 6.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 45%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 7GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 419 Mixed 424 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 50.8 167% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 96GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 66 70 73 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 70.6 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 117GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 101 104 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 89.2 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 101 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 207GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 111 113 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 112 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 108 113 118 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 83.8 Write 71.7 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 113 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 260GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 108 113 117 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 94.9 Mixed 68 SusWrite 113 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 12GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 94 86 89 88 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 42.6 Write 76 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 86.9 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 191% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 90%
SAMSUNG HD103SJ 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 5GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 33 33 33 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 30.9 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 34 42% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 24%
ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 14TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 217 221 224 243 237 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 200 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 224 225% 174 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.4 312% 6.77 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2X6200C36 4x16GB 709 User benchmarks, average bench 173% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	189% Outstanding	MC Read 77.9 MC Write 75.7 MC Mixed 70.4 213% 74.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 33.2 100% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 210%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	611x
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	118x
Core i9-12900KSIntel $323Bench 119%, 7,188 samples	100x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	368x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	165x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	144x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	216x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	191x
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TBBench 437%, 13,468 samples	41x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	83x
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 4x16GBCorsairBench 165%, 1,024 samples	78x
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 167%, 4,540 samples	77x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16