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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	649% 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '22 at 19:14
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 229 2-Core 451 133% 257 Pts	4-Core 877 8-Core 1,731 154% 1,304 Pts	64-Core 3,126 194% 3,126 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 57.9 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 59.2 47% 62.5 fps	Gravity 59 Splatting 53.3 49% 56.2 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 999GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 598% 881GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5847 5855 5915 5969 4107 1341 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	649% Outstanding	Read 5,247 Write 5,620 Mixed 3,184 SusWrite 4,839 1,063% 4,723 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 73.5 251% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,630 DQ Write 1,359 DQ Mixed 1,479 1,112% 1,489 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 649% 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: 2710 957 960 961 953 955 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,011 Write 995 Mixed 684 SusWrite 1,249 222% 985 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 26.9 178% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 61.3 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,456 848% 830 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 125 127 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57% Above average	Read 73.8 Write 102 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 125 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C17-8GTZR 2x8GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 55.6 MC Write 54.9 MC Mixed 50.5 153% 53.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 55.4 SC Mixed 36.3 110% 38.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 145%

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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 - $412

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $331Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,960x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,480x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	847x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,265x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	812x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	621x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	198x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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