Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	451% 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 95% 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

21 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220531
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 04:05
Run Duration	332 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 203 2-Core 409 118% 229 Pts	4-Core 812 8-Core 1,542 140% 1,177 Pts	64-Core 2,335 144% 2,335 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 221 Parallax 215 203% 229 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 162 Splatting 132 144% 183 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 761GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3278 1936 1940 1938 1948 1971 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 2,949 Write 3,480 Mixed 3,187 SusWrite 2,169 665% 2,946 MB/s	4K Read 88.1 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 126 412% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,862 DQ Write 1,397 DQ Mixed 1,602 1,205% 1,620 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 867GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3259 3265 3264 2480 1622 1625 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	466% Outstanding	Read 2,767 Write 3,267 Mixed 3,014 SusWrite 2,586 658% 2,909 MB/s	4K Read 78.4 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 116 386% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,960 DQ Write 1,506 DQ Mixed 1,706 1,284% 1,724 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 466% Great: 488%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 63 54 51 59 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 85.7 Write 88.6 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 53.9 96% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 4TB 741 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 121 126 117 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 140 Write 141 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 122 137% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 53%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 668GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 54 55 55 56 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 97.1 Write 105 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 55.3 104% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 442GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 98.1 Write 97.1 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 83.2 106% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 2,304 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 810GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 102 115% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-16 2x16GB 10,661 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	165% Outstanding	MC Read 68.4 MC Write 65.8 MC Mixed 61.3 186% 65.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 29.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 171%

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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	2,122x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,765x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	755x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	840x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	503x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

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