Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 427% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 442% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	404% 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	380% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 22:27
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 200 2-Core 390 118% 225 Pts	4-Core 739 8-Core 1,255 121% 997 Pts	64-Core 1,877 116% 1,877 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 16F4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	404% Outstanding	Lighting 668 Reflection 570 Parallax 772 544% 670 fps	MRender 525 Gravity 566 Splatting 268 352% 453 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2082 1900 1909 1940 1940 1942 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 3,037 Mixed 2,142 SusWrite 1952 551% 2,447 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 65.1 259% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,876 DQ Write 1,540 DQ Mixed 1,689 1,270% 1,702 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 526%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 231GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 649 649 614 613 615 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,149 Write 1,682 Mixed 741 SusWrite 677 291% 1,312 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 68.8 287% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 1,382 DQ Mixed 988 812% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 101GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 398 398 398 387 385 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 399 Mixed 360 SusWrite 392 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.9 198% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 228 170% 227 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2K4000C19 2x8GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 52.7 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 45.9 136% 47.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 32.7 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 135%

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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	60	31.6"	2194 1211	DELA246 AW3225QF

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 272%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $397

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $320Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,974x
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,668x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,503x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,488x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	854x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	820x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	248x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,484

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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