Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	374% 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.

CPU throttled at 91% 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	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220401
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 11 '22 at 04:16
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$184 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 205 2-Core 410 123% 235 Pts	4-Core 763 8-Core 1,293 125% 1,028 Pts	64-Core 1,858 115% 1,858 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 190 Parallax 196 173% 200 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 148 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 668GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2382 2183 1187 1191 1186 1197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,561 Write 2,404 Mixed 1,655 SusWrite 1,554 458% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 71.4 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 105 368% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,616 DQ Write 1,237 DQ Mixed 1,372 1,041% 1,408 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 784GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2434 2146 1180 1186 1185 1187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,393 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 1,553 458% 2,040 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 102 349% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,766 DQ Write 1391 DQ Mixed 1,494 1,141% 1,550 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 516GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 486 486 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 482 Mixed 414 SusWrite 486 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 44.7 154% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 340 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 486 486 486 486 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 429 SusWrite 485 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 50.1 168% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 340 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 9,626 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 38 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 34.3 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 132%

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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 - $412

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $333Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,959x
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,650x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,491x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,480x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,280Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	847x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,265x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	812x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	620x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	198x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,474

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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