Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 241% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 264% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% 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	76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 05:21
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$320 13,009 User benchmarks, average bench 122% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 212 2-Core 428 124% 241 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,466 140% 1,159 Pts	64-Core 2,416 150% 2,416 Pts
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XT-$900 781 User benchmarks, average bench 220% AMD(1002 1002) ≥ 4GB Ram: 20GB, Driver: 23.3.1 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 384 Parallax 545 212% 396 fps	MRender 390 Gravity 199 Splatting 378 268% 322 fps
Poor: 190% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 242%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 329 362 412 262 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 352 Write 398 Mixed 315 SusWrite 342 80% 352 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 34 78% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 286 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 421GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 159 156 151 156 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 152 Write 195 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 155 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GB 7,481 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	172% Outstanding	MC Read 77.5 MC Write 73.6 MC Mixed 50 192% 67 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 52.3 SC Mixed 32.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 198%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 0P 5R 10G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	62%	34	218	60	144	24"	1920 1080	VSC1B35 XG2402 SERIES

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Gaming 227%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 250%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $264Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,538x
Core i9-12900KIntel $356Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,338x
Core i5-12600KIntel $194Bench 109%, 51,264 samples	540x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $815Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	614x
RTX 3080Nvidia $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	610x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $631Bench 158%, 166,179 samples	429x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	736x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 432%, 66,370 samples	392x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $55Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	222x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 164%, 9,803 samples	312x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 153%, 4,461 samples	288x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 6,571 samples	235x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,154

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $419	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $158	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16