Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 214% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 241% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	178% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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 PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	6144 x 3240 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '22 at 17:01
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$238 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 below expectations (26^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 76.9 1-Core 208 2-Core 371 115% 218 Pts	4-Core 769 8-Core 1416 131% 1,092 Pts	64-Core 2,349 145% 2,349 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 265 Parallax 300 241% 287 fps	MRender 309 Gravity 231 Splatting 166 184% 235 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SE20Q-500 500GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM52.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 88 70 64 66 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 922 Write 993 Mixed 891 SusWrite 76.5 161% 721 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 323 4K Mixed 90.3 383% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 517 DQ Mixed 151 197% 349 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 218%
Tcsunbow X3 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 346GB free Firmware: Q052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 259 277 235 109 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 367 Write 233 Mixed 259 SusWrite 209 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 42.6 138% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 107 107% 173 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 114%
Nvme INTEL MEMPEK1J016GAH 14GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 13GB free Firmware: K4110400 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 845 Write 166 Mixed 275 SusWrite 170 79% 364 MB/s	4K Read 260 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 143 630% 167 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 275 266% 441 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 258%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 266GB free Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 424 394 216 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 495 Write 427 Mixed 375 SusWrite 270 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 27.7 142% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 39.6 84% 167 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 100%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 190GB free Firmware: M0CR050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 270 247 249 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 477 Mixed 384 SusWrite 328 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 40.3 145% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 320 241% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 582GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 138 135 136 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 107 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 136 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 502GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 161 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 157 Mixed 108 SusWrite 161 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 152 151 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 116 Write 125 Mixed 31 SusWrite 152 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 196% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 951GB free Firmware: 1AQ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 101 72 124 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 115 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 3,454 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 404GB free, PID a00d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 61 60 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 14 Write 89.4 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 60.1 70% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 560C40-16 2x16GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	MC Read 62.6 MC Write 61.8 MC Mixed 56.6 172% 60.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 25.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 194%

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,123x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,768x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	783x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	504x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16