Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 232% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 260% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	215% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	297% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 94% 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, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	54 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '22 at 15:37
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$250 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 below expectations (26^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 200 2-Core 398 116% 225 Pts	4-Core 777 8-Core 1,431 132% 1,104 Pts	64-Core 2,307 143% 2,307 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 307 Parallax 368 256% 330 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 263 Splatting 200 217% 276 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP2000CV30001 2TB 999 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SU5SH017 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1902 1828 1885 1900 1749 1913 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,030 Write 1,904 Mixed 1,283 SusWrite 1,863 346% 1,520 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 87.1 317% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,150 823% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 308%
Kingston SNVS2000G 2TB 7,135 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 393GB free Firmware: S8442105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1505 1451 117 30 787 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,131 Write 1,318 Mixed 913 SusWrite 652 226% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 20.6 149% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 871 DQ Write 1,029 DQ Mixed 508 506% 803 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 255%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 96GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 282 273 277 282 282 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.4% Average	Read 237 Write 96.9 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 276 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 19.2 4K Mixed 10.6 44% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 15.8 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 15 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 102%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 288GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 53 38 39 38 40 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 1367 Write 615 Mixed 842 SusWrite 97.2 161% 730 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 61.8 208% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 219 271% 461 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 209%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 79GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 59 59 56 45 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 9.2 Write 38.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 49.9 22% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 37% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF556C40-16 4x16GB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 52 MC Write 55 MC Mixed 51 150% 52.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 49.9 SC Mixed 29.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 192%

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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 $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,115x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	837x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	606x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	501x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Total price: $1,267

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 $178	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) $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