Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	452% 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 ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	May 05 '24 at 21:52
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$210 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 (34^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 74.3 1-Core 203 2-Core 404 117% 227 Pts	4-Core 800 8-Core 1,474 136% 1,137 Pts	64-Core 2358 146% 2358 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 128MB Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.5186 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.39% Terrible	Lighting 9.4 Reflection 14.8 Parallax 10.5 8% 11.6 fps	MRender 13.9 Gravity 14.6 Splatting 0.2 7% 9.57 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.39% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 750GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3178 3163 3221 2474 1565 1565 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	452% Outstanding	Read 2,666 Write 3,098 Mixed 2,802 SusWrite 2,528 627% 2,774 MB/s	4K Read 84 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 124 406% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 1,632 DQ Write 1,265 DQ Mixed 1,454 1,086% 1,450 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 452% Great: 488%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 2TB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2471 1156 1063 1061 1038 1067 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 1,481 Write 2,305 Mixed 1702 SusWrite 1,309 385% 1,699 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 87.2 305% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,847 DQ Write 1,475 DQ Mixed 1830 1,324% 1,717 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 309%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTRS 2x16GB 998 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 115%

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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	69	56	100	34"	1280 720	DELD128 DELL S3422DWG

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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 - $398

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $264Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,993x
Core i7-12700KIntel $210Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,693x
Core i5-12600KIntel $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	898x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,514x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,498x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	861x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,275x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	829x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	631x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	506x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	202x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,427

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