Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 119% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	381% 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 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '22 at 13:34
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$178 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 207 2-Core 422 123% 238 Pts	4-Core 848 8-Core 1,492 141% 1,170 Pts	64-Core 2,070 128% 2,070 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 115 Parallax 118 100% 119 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 108 Splatting 99.1 95% 119 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3227 1787 1529 1755 1330 1059 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,960 Write 3,753 Mixed 2,726 SusWrite 1,781 632% 2,805 MB/s	4K Read 74.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 77.4 268% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 2,263 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 401 618% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 494%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 195GB free Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 461 472 460 471 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,767 Write 1,884 Mixed 1,550 SusWrite 513 372% 1,679 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 91.6 305% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 563 550% 880 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 311%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$97 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 182GB free Firmware: 42G1TBKA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1328 1073 1073 1054 1068 1058 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,520 Write 1683 Mixed 1,566 SusWrite 1,109 383% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 71.7 246% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 808 DQ Mixed 626 572% 886 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 372%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 408GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 150 145 152 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 20 SusWrite 149 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4400C19-8GTZSW 2x8GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	MC Read 62.3 MC Write 60.4 MC Mixed 53.3 168% 58.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 155%

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

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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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,653x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,483x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	624x

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: $1,501

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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