Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210826
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '22 at 23:13
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$241 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 66.2 1-Core 193 2-Core 397 111% 219 Pts	4-Core 762 8-Core 1,390 129% 1,076 Pts	64-Core 2,286 142% 2,286 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 111 Parallax 127 100% 120 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 119 Splatting 101 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 309 310 309 306 310 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 311 Mixed 306 SusWrite 308 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 41.4 171% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 241 206% 303 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 30GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 157 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 363 Write 401 Mixed 320 SusWrite 178 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 52.6 180% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 227 171% 230 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 300GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 111 113 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 176 Write 158 Mixed 93.6 SusWrite 110 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 107 108 110 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 121 Write 104 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 107 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 23 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 122%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,656x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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