Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 116%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics58% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive319% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z690-A  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210825
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 22:10
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-12900K-$330
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Memory 80.9
1-Core 209
2-Core 412
121% 234 Pts
4-Core 769
8-Core 1,571
137% 1,170 Pts
64-Core 2,904
180% 2,904 Pts
Poor: 107%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 865B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58% Above average
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 75.2
Parallax 69
59% 72.2 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 67.3
56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
515GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2215 2275 994 384 466 466 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 1,646
Write 2187
Mixed 1,723
SusWrite 1,133
378% 1,672 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 95.8
338% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,942
DQ Write 1,653
DQ Mixed 1,626
1,265% 1,740 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 319%
Great: 365%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
374GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 456 456 454 456 458 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 484
Mixed 468
SusWrite 460
108% 480 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 62.6
213% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 339
252% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
111GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 84 82 82 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 66.3
Write 70.6
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 81.8
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 548C38-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
155% Outstanding
MC Read 64.6
MC Write 60.8
MC Mixed 55.9
173% 60.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 52.1
SC Mixed 24.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 112%
This bench: 155%
Great: 162%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z690-A Builds (Compare 7,538 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 115%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,249
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