Asrock Z690 Extreme

Performance Results


Gaming 498% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 509% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	413% 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	460% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Extreme (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220912
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '23 at 09:45
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$175 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 216 2-Core 434 129% 247 Pts	4-Core 870 8-Core 1,456 142% 1,163 Pts	64-Core 2,028 126% 2,028 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Device(1B4C A06C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3300 MHz, MLim: 5907 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	413% Outstanding	Lighting 655 Reflection 861 Parallax 870 534% 796 fps	MRender 574 Gravity 634 Splatting 336 404% 515 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 413% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fanxiang S660 2TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN08661 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 2604 3433 3915 3243 968 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	460% Outstanding	Read 2,683 Write 2,622 Mixed 1,838 SusWrite 2,588 548% 2,433 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 279 4K Mixed 103 353% 143 MB/s	DQ Read 2,220 DQ Write 1,612 DQ Mixed 1,571 1,267% 1,801 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 460% Great: 545%
Fanxiang S660 2TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 282GB free Firmware: SN08661 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2677 3688 3674 3514 1886 1367 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	453% Outstanding	Read 2,462 Write 2,608 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 2,801 545% 2,414 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 96.1 324% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 2,175 DQ Write 1,542 DQ Mixed 1,601 1,266% 1,773 MB/s
Poor: 197% ↑ This bench: 453% Great: 545%
Fanxiang S101 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 513GB free Firmware: SN14130 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 429 220 220 220 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 275 Write 339 Mixed 295 SusWrite 297 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 29.5 135% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 284 204% 261 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 266GB free Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 573 581 573 585 571 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,264 Write 1,508 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 728 268% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 70.4 270% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,812 DQ Write 1,834 DQ Mixed 1,436 1,186% 1,694 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 300%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$150 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 713GB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 126 125 120 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79% Very good	Read 150 Write 164 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 124 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 180% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 306GB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 188 175 183 189 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 111 Write 87 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 180 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 369GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 114 118 116 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 126 Write 107 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 114 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 101%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 205GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 51 53 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 69 Write 28.8 Mixed 50 SusWrite 53.1 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 207 205 202 203 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 160 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 200 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.5 306% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 48.8 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 43.6 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 35 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0E14 C32HG7x

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690 Extreme

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	182x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	151x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	104x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	56x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	44x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	73x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	32x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 2x8GBGBench 96%, 3,505 samples	30x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	18x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GBGBench 108%, 5,294 samples	16x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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