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 (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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	417% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 95% 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, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210826
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 05:53
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

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 i7-12700KF-$229 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 205 2-Core 406 120% 231 Pts	4-Core 806 8-Core 1,555 140% 1,181 Pts	64-Core 2,372 147% 2,372 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 91.6 Reflection 120 Parallax 101 75% 104 fps	Gravity 93.9 Splatting 95.1 84% 94.5 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2447 2454 2452 1710 1477 1481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	417% Outstanding	Read 2,653 Write 2,468 Mixed 1,952 SusWrite 2,003 510% 2,269 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 105 363% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,902 DQ Write 1,521 DQ Mixed 1,678 1,265% 1,701 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 417% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 135 36 39 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 476 Mixed 381 SusWrite 129 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60.7 203% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 246 211% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 59GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 156 154 154 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 472 Write 160 Mixed 214 SusWrite 155 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 22 91% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 55.5 DQ Mixed 90.9 86% 142 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 63%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 397GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 102 103 105 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 156 Write 151 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 104 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 206% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 580GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 159 162 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 136 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 159 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 38.3 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.4 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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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 $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,656x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,490

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