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 way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

1 month ago, 30 days ago, 24 days ago, 24 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221130
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 22 '24 at 15:15
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$270 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 75.9 1-Core 202 2-Core 406 117% 228 Pts	4-Core 815 8-Core 1,558 141% 1,186 Pts	64-Core 2,841 176% 2,841 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4073) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 555.85 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85% Excellent	Lighting 121 Reflection 132 Parallax 0.2 98% 84.3 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 104 Splatting 0.2 59% 83.1 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS9006B3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 470 Write 332 Mixed 337 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 36.3 153% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 178 162% 244 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0004 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 83.6 Write 106 Mixed 63.7 63% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 189 Write 189 Mixed 72 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
WD My Book 25ED 4TB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 205 Write 170 Mixed 89.8 185% 155 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 0.9 448% 6.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 0.7 400% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX5M2E6000C36 2x16GB 8,504 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	145% Outstanding	MC Read 60.1 MC Write 54.3 MC Mixed 54.2 161% 56.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 28.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 200%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 41: 0P 3R 5G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
41%	19%	99	168	1	144	24.1"	1920 1009	SAM0F90 LC24RG50

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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 $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,141x
Core i9-12900KIntel $270Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,786x
Core i5-12600KIntel $169Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	757x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	851x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	785x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $449Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	561x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,010x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	613x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	507x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	456x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	393x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $876

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