Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 117% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	302% 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.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220824
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '22 at 19:29
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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-$176 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Memory 76 1-Core 217 2-Core 427 123% 240 Pts	4-Core 851 8-Core 1383 137% 1,117 Pts	64-Core 2059 127% 2059 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 110 Parallax 101 83% 104 fps	MRender 91.5 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.8 80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme HP SSD EX920 256GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 1030 294 222 221 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,672 Write 1,029 Mixed 1,033 SusWrite 506 287% 1,310 MB/s	4K Read 77.2 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 113 400% 150 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 630 553% 817 MB/s
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 302%
SSD 120GB 120GB 4,995 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free Firmware: L0327 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 84 99 101 95 97 MB/s Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.4% Good	Read 177 Write 125 Mixed 135 SusWrite 95.9 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 31.5 145% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 113 90% 126 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 81%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 210GB free Firmware: SBFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 183 48 49 48 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 380 Write 115 Mixed 344 SusWrite 132 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 40.3 161% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 213 184% 272 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 379GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 125 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 117 Write 119 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 125 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 365GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 80 80 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 80.1 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF552C40-16 2x16GB 10,661 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	MC Read 67.3 MC Write 65.7 MC Mixed 60.4 184% 64.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 171%

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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 $176Bench 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 $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 $176	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) $31	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