Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 397% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 487% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	375% 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	118% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	53.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '24 at 22:16
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$291 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 (16^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 68.6 1-Core 209 2-Core 412 117% 230 Pts	4-Core 818 8-Core 1591 143% 1,204 Pts	64-Core 2,853 177% 2,853 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5103) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	375% Outstanding	Lighting 599 Reflection 548 Parallax 661 488% 603 fps	MRender 509 Gravity 553 Splatting 290 353% 451 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 476 479 477 474 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 472 Mixed 362 SusWrite 476 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 45.4 176% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 286 229% 321 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 136%
Corsair MP600 CORE 4TB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 352% 521GB free Firmware: EGFM52.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2345 361 349 470 406 389 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 1,847 Write 3,437 Mixed 2,012 SusWrite 720 453% 2,004 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 306 4K Mixed 101 376% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,217 DQ Write 1,859 DQ Mixed 2,037 1,526% 2,038 MB/s
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 479%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 76GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 71 73 74 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 93 Write 90 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 72.9 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 100%
WD WUH721414ALE6L4 14TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 356GB free Firmware: LDGNW240 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 123 125 128 133 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 138%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 123 123 121 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-5600U3636C164x16GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 53.7 MC Write 55.7 MC Mixed 50.8 152% 53.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 190%

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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	60	31.5"	2560 1377	DELA124 DELL U3219Q

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,123x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,768x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	783x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	504x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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