Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 269% UFO	Desktop 122% UFO	Workstation 325% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	228% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 92% 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	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '22 at 13:57
Run Duration	418 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KS-$265 7,188 User benchmarks, average bench 119% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 77.5 1-Core 233 2-Core 464 131% 258 Pts	4-Core 883 8-Core 1,624 150% 1,254 Pts	64-Core 3,172 196% 3,172 Pts
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Lighting 341 Reflection 317 Parallax 360 278% 339 fps	MRender 382 Gravity 276 Splatting 200 224% 286 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,456 User benchmarks, average bench 272% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,628 Write 2,519 Mixed 2,187 545% 2,444 MB/s	4K Read 84.5 4K Write 242 4K Mixed 125 416% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 1,826 DQ Write 1,429 DQ Mixed 1,621 1,215% 1,626 MB/s
Poor: 176% Great: 377%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 391GB free Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3114 3116 3137 3116 999 844 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 1,613 Write 2,818 Mixed 1,800 SusWrite 2,388 490% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 66.8 265% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 2,129 DQ Write 1,675 DQ Mixed 1,894 1,419% 1,899 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 502%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$55 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 220GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 390 391 391 391 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,225 Write 2097 Mixed 1,413 SusWrite 571 352% 1,576 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 94.6 322% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 1,531 DQ Mixed 1,152 904% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 302%
Sandisk SDDR-F451 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 51GB free Firmware: 2105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 414 414 411 413 412 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93% Outstanding	Read 544 Write 478 Mixed 409 SusWrite 414 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 37.8 119% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 35.8 70% 140 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT32G48C40U5.M16A1 2x31.5GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	MC Read 63.8 MC Write 65.1 MC Mixed 58.5 178% 62.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 53.2 SC Mixed 34.2 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 168%

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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 $230Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,142x
Core i9-12900KIntel $255Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,792x
Core i5-12600KIntel $162Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	759x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	851x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	785x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $449Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	564x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,011x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	615x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	508x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $107Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	458x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	394x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $998

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