Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	306% 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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230811
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '24 at 08:52
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600KF-$235 24,875 User benchmarks, average bench 122% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 87.7 1-Core 212 2-Core 426 126% 242 Pts	4-Core 836 8-Core 1,336 133% 1,086 Pts	64-Core 2361 146% 2361 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 127%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4073) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 113 Parallax 118 102% 119 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 103 Splatting 87.4 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair MP600 PRO LPX 1TB 929 User benchmarks, average bench 378% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2758 1188 729 835 809 819 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 1,363 Write 3,100 Mixed 2,099 SusWrite 1,190 441% 1,938 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 88.8 287% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 2,226 DQ Write 1778 DQ Mixed 2,022 1,508% 2,009 MB/s
Poor: 243% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 504%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: SN03 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 27,648 Mixed 121 2,876% 13,885 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 1.9 36% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 12.6 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 1.4 4% 8.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 133 134 139 133 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.6% Very poor	Read 136 Write 132 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 133 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 1.1 21% 6.4 MB/s	DQ Read 5.7 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 0.8 3% 5.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 90%
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 214GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 349 341 347 355 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 251 Write 268 Mixed 251 SusWrite 350 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 18.7 59% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 135 102% 136 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 117%
Seagate ST14000NM0121 14TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 191 192 184 183 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 127 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 185 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.3 396% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 377GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 103 103 104 103 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
ASMT 2235 480GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 418GB free, PID 225c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 340 59 36 177 86 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 188 Mixed 181 SusWrite 174 258% 196 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 5.5 829% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.7 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 7.9 1,216% 17.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 208%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 6000 C30 2x16GB 1,562 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	188% Outstanding	MC Read 77.7 MC Write 72.9 MC Mixed 71 211% 73.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 52.6 SC Mixed 31.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 203%

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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	71	59	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0D35 C32F391

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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 $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,135x
Core i9-12900KIntel $264Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,779x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	784x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	559x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,007x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	610x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	506x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	456x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	391x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,196

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16