Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	506% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 92% 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 PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	117.9 GB free of 128 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '22 at 16:48
Run Duration	381 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$323 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 214 2-Core 448 125% 246 Pts	4-Core 863 8-Core 1,748 154% 1,305 Pts	64-Core 3,065 190% 3,065 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 188 Parallax 176 136% 177 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 174 Splatting 120 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 601GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4411 4829 2731 1854 1852 1839 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	506% Outstanding	Read 2,412 Write 4,320 Mixed 2,722 SusWrite 2,919 703% 3,093 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 346 4K Mixed 135 462% 184 MB/s	DQ Read 2,212 DQ Write 1,758 DQ Mixed 1,979 1,482% 1,983 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 506% Great: 508%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 783GB free Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3541 3608 3577 3643 3687 3604 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	459% Outstanding	Read 1,714 Write 1,836 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 3610 514% 2,264 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 57.1 230% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 2,474 DQ Write 2,067 DQ Mixed 2,220 1,676% 2,253 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 459% Great: 472%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 931GB free Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3329 3408 3377 3370 3378 3411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 1,607 Write 1,743 Mixed 2,112 SusWrite 3,379 503% 2,210 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 60.8 268% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 2,490 DQ Write 2,022 DQ Mixed 2186 1,656% 2,233 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 472%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 196 198 202 197 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 122 Write 134 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 199 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 109%
Kindle Internal Storage 3GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3GB free, PID 0324 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.1 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 14.7 Write 10.2 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 2.4 15% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1 381% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 6.5 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 5.5 551% 7.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX5M2B5200C40 4x31.8GB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	MC Read 65.6 MC Write 63.8 MC Mixed 62.2 182% 63.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 35.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 171%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,130x
Core i9-12900KIntel $277Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,775x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	843x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	784x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	557x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,006x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	610x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	505x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	456x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	391x

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Total price: $1,221

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16