Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 232% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 253% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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.
Graphics	209% 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	87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '23 at 09:32
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$235 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 203 2-Core 398 120% 229 Pts	4-Core 788 8-Core 1,350 130% 1,069 Pts	64-Core 2335 144% 2335 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 396 Parallax 315 254% 341 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 243 Splatting 179 200% 255 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M500_MTFDDAT480MAV 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 322 279 295 278 356 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.5% Excellent	Read 426 Write 253 Mixed 328 SusWrite 318 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 33.7 122% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 177 167% 260 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 235GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 452 454 443 225 212 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 457 Mixed 391 SusWrite 372 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 49.1 162% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 152 167% 282 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 75GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 261 261 268 269 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 376 Write 400 Mixed 355 SusWrite 265 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 46.4 154% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 228 171% 228 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 131%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 149 149 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 101 SusWrite 148 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4W.M16FE1 2x16GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.6% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 16.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.7 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 - $400

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $298Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,980x
Core i7-12700KIntel $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,681x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	893x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,508x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,492x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	856x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,271x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	825x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	628x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	502x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	249x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	201x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16