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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 118%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	339% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220826
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '22 at 14:38
Run Duration	339 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 203 2-Core 403 120% 231 Pts	4-Core 808 8-Core 1367 132% 1,087 Pts	64-Core 2561 158% 2561 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1371 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 15.5 Parallax 12.1 8% 12.6 fps	Gravity 17.2 Splatting 4.1 8% 10.7 fps
Poor: 6% Great: 9%
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 5375 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 326 Parallax 362 53% 251 fps	Gravity 277 Splatting 191 201% 234 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 449GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 800 780 707 742 739 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,288 Write 2,237 Mixed 2,328 SusWrite 835 432% 1,922 MB/s	4K Read 82.1 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 119 385% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,915 DQ Write 1,514 DQ Mixed 1,689 1,271% 1,706 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 410%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 288GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 394 396 398 382 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 399 Mixed 321 SusWrite 390 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 37.7 149% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 184 174% 274 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 864GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 368 373 371 361 349 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 377 Mixed 337 SusWrite 367 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 47.3 160% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 150 129% 190 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 206GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 1224 1228 1147 1143 1096 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,916 SusWrite 1234 446% 1,992 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 104 342% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 2020 DQ Write 1,613 DQ Mixed 1,792 1,348% 1,808 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 410%
Toshiba MQ01ABC150 1.5TB 653 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 477GB free Firmware: AQ001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 85 80 87 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 63.8 Write 75.3 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 80.8 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 62%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 12GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 80 76 69 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 29.7 Write 77.7 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 74.2 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA2001 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 61GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 129 92 88 99 116 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.8% Above average	Read 86.9 Write 85.9 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 107 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 CMW32GX4M4C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 32.3 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 Builds (Compare 9,111 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,970x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,666x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	888x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,500x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,485x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	852x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,269x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	818x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16