Asrock Z690 Extreme

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 123% UFO	Workstation 195% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 125%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	446% 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.

CPU throttled at 91% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Extreme (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220329
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '22 at 16:12
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$294 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 221 2-Core 433 130% 248 Pts	4-Core 849 8-Core 1,651 148% 1,250 Pts	64-Core 2,982 185% 2,982 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8712) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 182 Parallax 189 146% 183 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 157 Splatting 136 133% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB 44,185 User benchmarks, average bench 430% 749GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614900WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1632 2886 2767 2721 2453 2010 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	446% Outstanding	Read 3,529 Write 4,243 Mixed 3,114 SusWrite 2,412 749% 3,324 MB/s	4K Read 74.5 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 84.1 292% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 2,025 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,356 1,054% 1,472 MB/s
Poor: 264% ↑ This bench: 446% Great: 573%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 145GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 322 314 312 312 311 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 464 SusWrite 334 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 47.8 151% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 134 135 137 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 424 Write 154 Mixed 192 SusWrite 136 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 30.4 124% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 163 125% 170 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 321GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 414 432 419 417 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 461 Mixed 323 SusWrite 420 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 180 151% 213 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 3TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 162 162 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 101 Write 117 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 159 25% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 3.53 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 2% 3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 18%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 434 453 439 438 438 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 404 SusWrite 439 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 51 169% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 341 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 121 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 107 Write 103 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 121 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 201GB free Firmware: ML6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 73 72 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 72.3 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: ML6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 108 112 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 73%
TDK 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.6% Very poor	Read 19 Write 11.7 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 4.4 15% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.7 184% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2100 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 41.4 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 38.5 113% 39.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 122%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690 Extreme

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	183x
Core i9-12900KIntel $294Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	152x
Core i5-12600KIntel $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	105x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	56x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	44x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	73x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	32x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 2x8GBGBench 96%, 3,505 samples	30x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	18x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GBGBench 108%, 5,294 samples	16x

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Total price: $1,243

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16