Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 223% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	199% 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	534% 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	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 PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 20:05
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$242 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 74.1 1-Core 209 2-Core 412 119% 232 Pts	4-Core 821 8-Core 1,531 140% 1,176 Pts	64-Core 2,418 150% 2,418 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 250 Parallax 318 240% 287 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 239 Splatting 174 193% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3345 3358 3348 3354 3369 3367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	534% Outstanding	Read 2,911 Write 3,391 Mixed 3,106 SusWrite 3,357 722% 3,191 MB/s	4K Read 86.5 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 125 419% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 2,062 DQ Write 1,643 DQ Mixed 1,839 1,380% 1,848 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 534% Great: 515%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 487 487 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 486 Mixed 446 SusWrite 487 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 67.7 228% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 344 259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 21,264 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	139% Outstanding	MC Read 55.3 MC Write 54.4 MC Mixed 50.4 152% 53.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 199%

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

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Gaming 209%

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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 $242Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,116x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	501x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $973

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