Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 123%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	366% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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 ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '22 at 01:46
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 212 2-Core 417 126% 240 Pts	4-Core 824 8-Core 1,598 144% 1,211 Pts	64-Core 2,416 150% 2,416 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Palit(1569 2482) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 218 Parallax 210 190% 220 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 157 Splatting 127 141% 179 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2486 1121 339 373 389 385 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,520 Write 2532 Mixed 2,171 SusWrite 849 452% 2,018 MB/s	4K Read 84.5 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 129 427% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,000 DQ Write 1,625 DQ Mixed 1,821 1,361% 1,816 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 389%
Hs-ssd-c100 240G 240GB 5,700 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 223GB free Firmware: SBFQE1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 292 129 131 128 130 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 332 Write 273 Mixed 276 SusWrite 194 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 25.2 114% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 138 122% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 102%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 229GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 83 83 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 69.7 Write 69.4 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 81.6 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 615GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 165 160 161 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 158 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 161 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 109%
USB2.0 VIKINGMAN 8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.3 5 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	3.78% Terrible	Read 12.4 Write 19.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 5.5 13% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Golden Empire CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB 375 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 18.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 108%

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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 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,968x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,660x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	888x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,496x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,485x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	850x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,269x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	815x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	625x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	199x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,476

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16