Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 247% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 273% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% 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	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 08:52
Run Duration	357 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 207 2-Core 376 115% 220 Pts	4-Core 800 8-Core 1,358 131% 1,079 Pts	64-Core 2,369 147% 2,369 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 343 Reflection 292 Parallax 344 280% 327 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 264 Splatting 189 211% 268 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SE20Q-500 500GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM52.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 115 103 110 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 724 Write 900 Mixed 635 SusWrite 132 134% 598 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 1.6 74% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94.2 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 37.9 45% 78.3 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 218%
Tcsunbow X3 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 175GB free Firmware: Q052 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 275 274 269 270 272 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 331 Write 172 Mixed 243 SusWrite 272 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 38.5 124% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 105 106% 172 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 114%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 230GB free Firmware: S1024A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 424 433 417 427 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 168 Mixed 381 SusWrite 427 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 25.7 116% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 38.8 92% 189 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 190GB free Firmware: M0CR050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 394 280 245 234 220 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 428 Write 394 Mixed 386 SusWrite 296 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 36.2 127% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 319 240% 321 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 667GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 145 146 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 160 Write 14.4 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 145 62% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 78GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 54 50 41 54 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 115 Write 40.8 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 69.1 56% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 125 124 129 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 127 Write 16.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 126 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 886GB free Firmware: 1AQ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 104 105 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 117 Write 50.7 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 106 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 3,454 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 451GB free, PID a00d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	40% Average	Read 104 Write 16.4 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 107 80% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial 8G48C40U5.M4A1 2x8GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	134% Outstanding	MC Read 59.5 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 49.1 149% 52.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 24.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 148%

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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	2,119x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,763x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	755x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
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 $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $917

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 $177	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