Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	380% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '22 at 17:48
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 79.3 1-Core 221 2-Core 436 126% 246 Pts	4-Core 835 8-Core 1,613 145% 1,224 Pts	64-Core 2,567 159% 2,567 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3785) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4804 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 99.1 Reflection 99.6 Parallax 98.8 81% 99.2 fps	Gravity 99.5 Splatting 99.2 88% 99.3 fps
Poor: 139% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 282% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: S7780102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2300 2218 1934 1006 739 736 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,842 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,762 SusWrite 1,489 465% 2,081 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 102 381% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,310 DQ Mixed 573 634% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 171% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 380%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR512GB-3DL 512GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 146GB free Firmware: Q0518CS SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 463 460 464 463 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 464 Mixed 397 SusWrite 462 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 47.3 169% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 252 205% 291 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 326GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 174 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 173 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.7 461% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF548C38-16 2x16GB 3,734 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	159% Outstanding	MC Read 64.3 MC Write 62.1 MC Mixed 58.9 176% 61.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 29.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 167%

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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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,119x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,763x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	755x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	840x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16