Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	394% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '23 at 16:05
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$325 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 410 117% 229 Pts	4-Core 808 8-Core 1,571 141% 1,189 Pts	64-Core 2,739 170% 2,739 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3302 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.8 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 8.5 6% 9.2 fps	Gravity 12.9 Splatting 3 6% 7.95 fps
Poor: 6% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2038 1912 1928 1996 1991 2072 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,787 Write 2,087 Mixed 1430 SusWrite 1,990 464% 2,073 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 85.6 310% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,524 DQ Mixed 1578 1,163% 1,521 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 132GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 314 314 313 314 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 451 Mixed 450 SusWrite 336 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.6 185% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
Adata Premier Pro SP920 128GB-$35 3,548 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 78GB free Firmware: 1.14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 147 148 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 455 Write 150 Mixed 172 SusWrite 147 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 26.6 106% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 54.2 73% 133 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 526GB free Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2228 2216 1858 885 885 882 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,302 Write 2,371 Mixed 2,089 SusWrite 1,492 464% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 106 346% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 2,068 DQ Write 1,645 DQ Mixed 1830 1,377% 1,848 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 603GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 176 174 173 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 172 Mixed 109 SusWrite 174 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
Toshiba 2.5"External Har 500GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 466GB free, PID 0b1f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 87 85 82 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 77.2 Write 49.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 84.1 75% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 2,892 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 29 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 124%

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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 - $400

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,980x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,677x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	893x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,507x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,491x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	856x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	824x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	627x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	502x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	249x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	201x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16