Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.44% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	396% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '22 at 10:59
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$282 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 69 1-Core 212 2-Core 425 119% 235 Pts	4-Core 834 8-Core 1,552 142% 1,193 Pts	64-Core 2,955 183% 2,955 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1371 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.44% Terrible	Lighting 9.3 Reflection 240 Parallax 14.2 8% 87.8 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 13.7 Splatting 10.8 10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.44% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2429 2414 2631 2711 2643 2550 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,290 Write 2,627 Mixed 2,388 SusWrite 2,563 558% 2,467 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 83.4 269% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,637 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1,506 1,111% 1,468 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 526%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT64GX4M4E3200C16 4x16GB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 136%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 - $398

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $282Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,970x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 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: $1,447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16