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 way 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. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	537% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	119.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '22 at 00:25
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing way 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 i7-12700K-$239 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 204 2-Core 387 120% 227 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,458 131% 1,107 Pts	64-Core 2398 148% 2398 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 321 Reflection 299 Parallax 335 261% 318 fps	Gravity 262 Splatting 193 196% 227 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3095 3438 3448 3480 3491 3487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	537% Outstanding	Read 2,853 Write 3,515 Mixed 3,167 SusWrite 3,406 733% 3,235 MB/s	4K Read 84.8 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 127 424% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,964 DQ Write 1,758 DQ Mixed 1856 1,393% 1,860 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 537% Great: 515%
WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASYA0 8TB 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 7.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 244 245 239 241 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 230 Write 234 Mixed 112 SusWrite 241 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 1.6 10% 4.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.2 DQ Write 6.5 DQ Mixed 5.2 4% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%
WDS200T1XHE-00AFY0 2TB 2,188 User benchmarks, average bench 433% 2TB free Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 4406 4448 4448 4441 4429 4438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	645% Outstanding	Read 3,984 Write 4,178 Mixed 3,101 SusWrite 4435 886% 3,925 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 269 4K Mixed 98.8 374% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 2,394 DQ Write 2,150 DQ Mixed 2,281 1,708% 2,275 MB/s
Poor: 256% ↑ This bench: 645% Great: 608%
WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 7.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 244 248 249 248 244 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 139%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 4x31.8GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 39.5 118% 41.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 36.2 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

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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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,959x
Core i7-12700KIntel $239Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	620x

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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,500

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