Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 128%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	622% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 09:02
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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-$349 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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 230 2-Core 452 134% 258 Pts	4-Core 878 8-Core 1,703 153% 1,291 Pts	64-Core 3,152 195% 3,152 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 852E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 57.8 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 61 47% 63 fps	Gravity 59.4 Splatting 54.5 50% 57 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5833 5966 5940 6008 3979 1355 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	622% Outstanding	Read 4,597 Write 5,796 Mixed 3,164 SusWrite 4847 1,039% 4,601 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 74.1 251% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,584 DQ Write 1,327 DQ Mixed 1,464 1,094% 1,458 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 622% Great: 766%
Nvme addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 RGB 1TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 296GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2708 963 962 956 950 956 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,024 Write 1,000 Mixed 921 SusWrite 1,249 237% 1,049 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 84 288% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,303 DQ Write 1,355 DQ Mixed 1,531 1,095% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 60.7 Write 111 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 125 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-4800 2x8GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	MC Read 65.1 MC Write 62.4 MC Mixed 55.7 174% 61.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 54 SC Mixed 36.1 112% 39.3 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 158%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 9,088 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 232%

UFO

Desktop 116%

UFO

Workstation 272%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,656x
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 $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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