Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 00:53
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$238 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 73.5 1-Core 204 2-Core 408 117% 229 Pts	4-Core 791 8-Core 1,470 135% 1,131 Pts	64-Core 2,295 142% 2,295 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 175 Parallax 175 143% 175 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 145 Splatting 129 123% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 466 109% 488 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 62.5 215% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 916GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,762 Write 2,503 Mixed 1,986 538% 2,417 MB/s	4K Read 74.4 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 111 377% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 2,062 DQ Write 1,615 DQ Mixed 1,766 1,341% 1,814 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 397GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,664 Write 2,500 Mixed 1,959 529% 2,374 MB/s	4K Read 73.9 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 107 369% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 2,060 DQ Write 1,657 DQ Mixed 1,818 1,372% 1,845 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Micron CT2000X10PR 2TB 1TB free Firmware: 1000 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 743 Write 784 Mixed 723 168% 750 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 29.1 125% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 133 119% 179 MB/s

Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 301GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 158 Write 174 Mixed 38 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair T32GX5M2X5600C36 2x16GB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 157% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	MC Read 62 MC Write 56.8 MC Mixed 56.3 167% 58.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 24.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 182%

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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	70	59	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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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	2,129x
Core i9-12900KIntel $298Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,773x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	784x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	556x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,005x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	610x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	505x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	456x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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