Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 239% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 269% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	213% 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.
Boot Drive	518% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '22 at 23:04
Run Duration	390 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$213 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 77.2 1-Core 206 2-Core 413 119% 232 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1,517 139% 1,167 Pts	64-Core 2,385 148% 2,385 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	213% Outstanding	Lighting 317 Reflection 286 Parallax 325 259% 309 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 258 Splatting 184 207% 264 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3424 3448 3350 3430 3478 3480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	518% Outstanding	Read 2,743 Write 3,333 Mixed 3,102 SusWrite 3435 714% 3,153 MB/s	4K Read 85.2 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 106 392% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,988 DQ Write 1,556 DQ Mixed 1,752 1,316% 1,765 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 518% Great: 526%
St18000n M000J-2TV103 18TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 9.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 245 247 249 249 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 234 Write 228 Mixed 264 SusWrite 247 55% 243 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 1 66% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 4.5 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 0.4 4% 7.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3232 3256 3253 3267 3222 3236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	511% Outstanding	Read 2783 Write 3,256 Mixed 2,988 SusWrite 3,244 694% 3,068 MB/s	4K Read 77.3 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 116 385% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 2,050 DQ Write 1,641 DQ Mixed 1,836 1,377% 1,842 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 511% Great: 526%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 187GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 88 87 91 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 90.8 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.4 240% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 97%
WD WD101FZBX-00ATAA0 10TB 515 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 163 149 154 163 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 161 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.3 295% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 139%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$131 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 222 225 225 226 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 118 Write 127 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 224 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 494% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 4800 C40 2x16GB 3,747 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	MC Read 62.2 MC Write 60.9 MC Mixed 56.3 171% 59.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 164%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,122x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,766x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

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	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	503x
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: $1,230

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16