Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 248% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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	195% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '22 at 23:04
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$336 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 79.7 1-Core 210 2-Core 418 122% 236 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1465 139% 1,150 Pts	64-Core 2,853 177% 2,853 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% Gigabyte(1458 40A2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 277 Reflection 237 Parallax 274 226% 263 fps	MRender 288 Gravity 196 Splatting 150 166% 211 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 572GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 980 143 247 246 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1108 Write 1,389 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 442 238% 1,058 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 46.8 180% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,467 DQ Mixed 1,523 1,151% 1,545 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 365%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 348 316 380 423 451 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 343 Mixed 328 SusWrite 362 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 36.7 128% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 288 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J4040F162x16GB 1,975 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	187% Outstanding	MC Read 79.5 MC Write 73.6 MC Mixed 70.8 213% 74.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 30.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 196%

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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 $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,109x
Core i9-12900KIntel $336Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	836x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	778x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	606x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	318x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	499x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	387x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

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