Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	188% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '23 at 05:52
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd 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-$230 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 27 1-Core 170 2-Core 329 85% 175 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1033 97% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,996 124% 1,996 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP FX900 512GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 318% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.A.8.P SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 829 798 808 806 737 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1558 Write 1,709 Mixed 1,268 SusWrite 802 300% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 41.5 173% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 150 232% 414 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 394%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G48C40U5.M4A1 1x8GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 273 15% 273 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 0P 0R 2G 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
6%	8%	24	20	16	64	0"	1920 1080

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $230Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,142x
Core i9-12900KIntel $255Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,791x
Core i5-12600KIntel $162Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	759x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	851x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	785x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $449Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	564x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,011x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	615x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	508x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $107Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	457x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	394x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $998

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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380