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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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.
Boot Drive	464% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 22:34
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600KF-$155 40,032 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 198 2-Core 390 120% 227 Pts	4-Core 747 8-Core 1,333 125% 1040 Pts	64-Core 1,796 111% 1,796 Pts
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 330 Reflection 313 Parallax 344 269% 329 fps	Gravity 268 Splatting 197 201% 233 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ROG Strix NSD-S1F10 1TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 408% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3512 4289 3462 1674 1656 1638 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	464% Outstanding	Read 2369 Write 4238 Mixed 2,699 SusWrite 2,705 682% 3,003 MB/s	4K Read 77.8 4K Write 319 4K Mixed 122 443% 173 MB/s	DQ Read 1,653 DQ Write 1374 DQ Mixed 1,573 1,162% 1,533 MB/s
Poor: 256% ↑ This bench: 464% Great: 510%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2058 1936 1925 1931 1914 1920 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,116 Write 2,173 Mixed 2,073 SusWrite 1,948 469% 2,077 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 101 323% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 2,116 DQ Write 1,932 DQ Mixed 1,997 1,506% 2,015 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 435%
PNY OU3 3.0 32GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 25GB free, PID 6101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 16 16 15 15 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 105 Write 42 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 18.9 65% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.6 116% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 4x8GB 5,268 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 41.7 125% 43.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 36.1 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 132%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,968x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,660x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	887x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,496x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,485x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	850x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,269x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	815x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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