Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 262% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 92% 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	57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '21 at 04:40
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$280 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 76.1 1-Core 210 2-Core 423 121% 236 Pts	4-Core 828 8-Core 1,564 142% 1,196 Pts	64-Core 2,924 181% 2,924 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,035 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 360 Parallax 274 224% 303 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 249 Splatting 175 199% 254 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 931GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1985 1893 1877 1847 1953 1951 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 1,481 Write 1,843 Mixed 1,639 SusWrite 1,918 390% 1,720 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50 182% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,911 DQ Write 1630 DQ Mixed 1,646 1,267% 1729 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 365%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$130 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 586GB free Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3705 2248 1240 1360 1129 1116 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,893 Write 3,437 Mixed 2,566 SusWrite 1,800 602% 2,674 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 292 4K Mixed 75.9 330% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 2,298 DQ Write 1,886 DQ Mixed 2,075 1,559% 2,087 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 595%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 117 115 116 155 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 122 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.1 116% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2000, 2600, 2600, 2000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 43.2 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 33.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%

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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 - $409

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $280Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	3,012x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,722x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	908x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,529x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,506x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,035Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	865x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,282x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	837x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	636x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	515x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	203x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,459

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406