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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '22 at 05:40
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 206 2-Core 414 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 820 8-Core 1,581 142% 1,201 Pts	64-Core 2,396 148% 2,396 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% MSI(1462 3953) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 213 Reflection 251 Parallax 461 174% 308 fps	Gravity 169 Splatting 326 230% 247 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54 5,987 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,661 Write 1,148 Mixed 1,280 302% 1,363 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 101 356% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 1,167 DQ Mixed 806 673% 960 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 239%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 234GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1057 907 807 778 750 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	364% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 2,465 Mixed 1921 SusWrite 970 448% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 109 371% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,092 DQ Write 1,669 DQ Mixed 1,838 1,387% 1,866 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 364% Great: 410%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 583GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2241 2244 2247 621 322 323 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 1,756 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,894 SusWrite 1,333 408% 1,804 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 90.1 311% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,943 DQ Write 1,764 DQ Mixed 1,636 1,287% 1,781 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 365%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 885GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 419 426 451 453 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 133 Mixed 317 SusWrite 436 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 39.6 154% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 193 166% 243 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 25 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 114%

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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