Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


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 124%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	442% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230811
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '23 at 13:22
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i7-13700F-$394 5,633 User benchmarks, average bench 121% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 212 2-Core 427 126% 243 Pts	4-Core 852 8-Core 1,582 145% 1,217 Pts	64-Core 3,021 187% 3,021 Pts
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00 1TB 3,134 User benchmarks, average bench 333% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXA7601Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3602 1822 1795 1833 1839 1849 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	442% Outstanding	Read 2,872 Write 3,825 Mixed 3,064 SusWrite 2,123 671% 2,971 MB/s	4K Read 87.5 4K Write 229 4K Mixed 129 419% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 1,681 DQ Write 1,322 DQ Mixed 1,490 1,118% 1,498 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 442% Great: 464%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB 933 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 412GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2108 2106 2112 1940 130 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 1,754 Write 2,064 Mixed 1,715 SusWrite 1,445 394% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 92.7 311% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,587 DQ Write 1,295 DQ Mixed 1,235 980% 1,372 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 321%
Nvme INTEL MEMPEK1J016GA 14GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 11GB free Firmware: K4110400 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 168 168 168 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 830 Write 166 Mixed 276 SusWrite 168 78% 360 MB/s	4K Read 231 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 138 578% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 270 263% 438 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 241%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 586GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 155 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 164 Mixed 101 SusWrite 154 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer GD2.1827CS.00D 4x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 38.4 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 32.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	65	52	60	0"	1280 720

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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 $80	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