Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	427% 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	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 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '21 at 08:19
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 208 2-Core 400 122% 232 Pts	4-Core 768 8-Core 1,324 127% 1046 Pts	64-Core 1865 115% 1865 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5256 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (90 fps cap detected)	73.5% Very good	Lighting 90 Reflection 90 Parallax 90 73% 90 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 90 Splatting 90 74% 90 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3298 3030 2831 762 761 759 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	427% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 3,006 Mixed 2,694 SusWrite 1,907 578% 2,565 MB/s	4K Read 86 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 133 436% 158 MB/s	DQ Read 2,093 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 1,731 1,230% 1,596 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 427% Great: 442%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 403 308 303 279 282 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 464 Mixed 392 SusWrite 339 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.6 171% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 341 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 133 131 132 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 73.2 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 131 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G48C40U5.M4A1 2x8GB 1,266 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	MC Read 72.5 MC Write 63.7 MC Mixed 61.6 188% 65.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 54 SC Mixed 34.6 108% 37.8 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 144%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,117x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,760x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	780x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	607x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	320x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $969

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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