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 as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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.
Boot Drive	112% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 12:55
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 202 2-Core 393 117% 225 Pts	4-Core 755 8-Core 1,325 126% 1,040 Pts	64-Core 1811 112% 1811 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 69.8 Reflection 78.9 Parallax 70.5 57% 73.1 fps	Gravity 70 Splatting 70.1 62% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 401 399 387 404 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 425 Mixed 280 SusWrite 393 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 50.1 172% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 279 223% 314 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 119%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 117GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 231 229 228 227 224 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 418 Mixed 432 SusWrite 254 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 50 159% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 342 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 137%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 229GB free Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 402 397 395 402 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 444 Mixed 331 SusWrite 396 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 48.5 169% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 281 225% 317 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 133GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 115 116 117 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 114 Write 74.1 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 117 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 2627 2TB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 38 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 51.4 Write 34.9 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 37 49% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 1x16GB 946 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 61%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,655x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,507

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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