Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	336% 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 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220707
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '22 at 17:56
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th 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-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 79.8 1-Core 204 2-Core 399 118% 227 Pts	4-Core 803 8-Core 1,540 139% 1,171 Pts	64-Core 2,910 180% 2,910 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 320 Reflection 298 Parallax 335 260% 318 fps	Gravity 258 Splatting 189 193% 224 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 966 708 683 657 639 622 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 1,891 Mixed 1,898 SusWrite 712 398% 1,788 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 104 351% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,904 DQ Write 1,568 DQ Mixed 1,700 1,283% 1,724 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 435%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 228GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 377 376 267 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 376 Write 379 Mixed 342 SusWrite 243 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 31 DQ Mixed 0.5 22% 56.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C16-16GTRSA 2x16GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 24.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 146%

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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 - $358

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,970x
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,663x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	888x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,498x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,485x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	852x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,269x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	816x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	247x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,422

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16