Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 204% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	187% 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	315% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 15:59
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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-$163 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 70.8 1-Core 205 2-Core 394 115% 223 Pts	4-Core 759 8-Core 1,289 124% 1,024 Pts	64-Core 1,828 113% 1,828 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Sapphire(1DA2 438E) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 262 Parallax 472 186% 321 fps	MRender 402 Gravity 177 Splatting 341 253% 307 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613200WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2087 865 882 975 912 886 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,085 Write 2,729 Mixed 1,954 SusWrite 1,101 443% 1,967 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 70.7 285% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 2,006 DQ Write 1,513 DQ Mixed 1692 1,283% 1737 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 494%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 321GB free Firmware: 42G1TBKA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1585 1029 1046 1032 1041 1044 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,943 Write 1,543 Mixed 1,196 SusWrite 1,130 325% 1453 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 65.7 254% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 1,161 DQ Mixed 621 621% 997 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 272GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 54 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 55.5 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 54.6 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 57%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 272GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 136 134 134 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 139 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 134 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 26.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 99.5 40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 155%

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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 $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,971x
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,667x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	889x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,500x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,487x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	852x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,270x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	818x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	626x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	499x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	248x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	200x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,456

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16