Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 214% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	218% 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	140% 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 (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 07:04
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	77%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^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-$199 57,538 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 65.7 1-Core 181 2-Core 374 105% 207 Pts	4-Core 684 8-Core 1,102 110% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,645 102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 116%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XT-$900 802 User benchmarks, average bench 220% XFX(1EAE 7905) ≥ 4GB Ram: 20GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	218% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 411 Parallax 570 227% 420 fps	MRender 409 Gravity 220 Splatting 403 286% 344 fps
Poor: 218% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 232%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 1TB 1,930 User benchmarks, average bench 397% 394GB free Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1843 1601 986 994 1039 944 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,346 Write 1,808 Mixed 1370 SusWrite 1,234 326% 1,440 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 32.2 106% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,718 DQ Write 1,583 DQ Mixed 1,653 1,240% 1,651 MB/s
Poor: 238% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 566%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 216 179 191 186 222 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 857 Write 1,051 Mixed 804 SusWrite 284 168% 749 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 25.4 88% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,457 DQ Write 1,316 DQ Mixed 1049 879% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 271%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2154 2194 2203 2393 2532 2584 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,037 Write 1,417 Mixed 1,226 SusWrite 2,343 343% 1,506 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 41.3 4K Mixed 32.7 101% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,918 DQ Write 1,509 DQ Mixed 1,702 1,277% 1,710 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 526%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$75 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 175 182 177 178 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 109 Write 134 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 176 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GB 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	124% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 47.1 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 25.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 176%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 16: 0P 1R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	28%	32	217	59	0	48.8"	1280 720	SAME028 Odyssey G95SC

History: Score 11: 0P 0R 1G 8B | Score 16: 0P 1R 3G 2B

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $275Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	1,976x
Core i9-12900KIntel $350Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,668x
Core i5-12600KIntel $199Bench 109%, 57,538 samples	710x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $830Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	793x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	738x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $435Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	524x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $87Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	948x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $130Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	566x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	293x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	457x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	413x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	372x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,192

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $299	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16