Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 253% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 280% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	208% 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	347% 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 (17%). 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 19:18
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 216 2-Core 425 127% 244 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,601 146% 1,227 Pts	64-Core 2,456 152% 2,456 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 305 Reflection 295 Parallax 326 249% 308 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 255 Splatting 190 208% 264 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 2TB 1,215 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 82A7TBAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 742 287 170 1001 614 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 3329 Write 2,144 Mixed 272 SusWrite 728 355% 1,618 MB/s	4K Read 77.4 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 89.2 308% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 2,035 DQ Write 1297 DQ Mixed 1,490 1,158% 1,608 MB/s
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 486%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2339 2292 2359 1861 1506 1497 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 2,436 Write 2,235 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 1,976 451% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 87.5 242% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 2,208 DQ Write 1,793 DQ Mixed 1,961 1,479% 1,987 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 431%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2391 2391 2390 1804 1500 1637 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	395% Outstanding	Read 2,265 Write 1,898 Mixed 1,766 SusWrite 2,019 447% 1,987 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 92.2 271% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 2,353 DQ Write 1,925 DQ Mixed 2,074 1,571% 2,117 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 395% Great: 431%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 772GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 97 97 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 88.3 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 95.6 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 96%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 108 105 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 91.6 Write 97.8 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 105 116% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 4x16GB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 35 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 34.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%

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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 $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,959x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 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 $1,280Bench 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	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: $1,506

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 $46

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