Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 208% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 234% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	193% 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	200% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '24 at 17:22
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 201 2-Core 398 115% 224 Pts	4-Core 777 8-Core 1,382 130% 1,080 Pts	64-Core 2,353 146% 2,353 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 12GB 54,181 User benchmarks, average bench 192% EVGA(3842 4877) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 249 Parallax 279 228% 269 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 231 Splatting 171 194% 249 fps
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 211%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 669 483 468 460 451 445 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,831 Write 1,704 Mixed 747 SusWrite 496 266% 1,194 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 58.6 248% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 349 293% 437 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 685GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 162 163 156 158 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 117 Write 153 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 159 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX5M2X5600C36 2x16GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	MC Read 61.5 MC Write 58.6 MC Mixed 53 165% 57.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 27 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 91 44% 91 ns
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 187%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 0P 0R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	29%	17	191	11	144	24"	1920 1057	ACI24A4 VG248

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,118x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,762x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	781x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16