Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	332% 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 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 ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '22 at 17:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$178 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 73.7 1-Core 193 2-Core 386 112% 218 Pts	4-Core 756 8-Core 1,265 123% 1,011 Pts	64-Core 1,771 110% 1,771 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 329 Reflection 304 Parallax 343 268% 325 fps	Gravity 263 Splatting 190 196% 227 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 552GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 1178 1159 1171 1176 1173 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,406 Write 2,140 Mixed 1,535 SusWrite 1176 406% 1,814 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 96.7 328% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,577 DQ Write 1212 DQ Mixed 1373 1,033% 1,387 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 177 177 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 156 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 177 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 178 179 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 166 Mixed 109 SusWrite 178 213% 159 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 1.1 493% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 0.9 428% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 5,381 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 27 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 127%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,968x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,659x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	887x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,496x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,485x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	850x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,269x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	815x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,471

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 $178	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