Asrock Z690-C/ac

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	269% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690-C/ac (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211201
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '22 at 22:08
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$232 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 211 2-Core 416 122% 235 Pts	4-Core 789 8-Core 1,452 134% 1,121 Pts	64-Core 2,412 149% 2,412 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4072) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 128 Parallax 124 112% 130 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 95.8 90% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 23,579 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 384 380 375 384 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,073 Write 2,031 Mixed 1,715 SusWrite 460 351% 1570 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 89 316% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1246 DQ Mixed 1,140 913% 1,282 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 271%
Seagate Expansion SSD 500GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 140GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.1% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 32.8 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 20.2 7% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 8 27% 8.47 MB/s	DQ Read 17.2 DQ Write 22.2 DQ Mixed 8 9% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 203 201 204 205 203 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 690GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 33.6 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 19.5 22% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 112%

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Gaming 167%

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Desktop 113%

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Workstation 185%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690-C/ac

CPU
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	360x
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	99x
Core i9-12900KIntel $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	19x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	168x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	146x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	79x

SSD
Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWDBench 242%, 51,051 samples	141x
Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWDBench 217%, 23,579 samples	42x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	41x

RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	109x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	103x
GD2.18428S.006 2x8GBApacerBench 98%, 167 samples	21x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $632

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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