Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '23 at 10:07
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$297 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 222 2-Core 440 130% 251 Pts	4-Core 875 8-Core 1,714 153% 1,295 Pts	64-Core 3,049 189% 3,049 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6950-XT 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 199% Sapphire(1DA2 D440) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.10.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 261 Parallax 523 209% 347 fps	MRender 431 Gravity 220 Splatting 350 273% 334 fps
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 214%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,844 Write 2,397 Mixed 2,028 470% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 88.1 297% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 2,154 DQ Write 1,658 DQ Mixed 1,858 1,403% 1,890 MB/s
Poor: 283% Great: 526%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,698 Write 1,666 Mixed 1,716 379% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 83.1 262% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 2060 DQ Write 1,714 DQ Mixed 1,894 1,416% 1,889 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 434GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 369 Write 360 Mixed 320 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 39.2 135% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 283 230% 326 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Transcend TS128GSSD230S 128GB 2,263 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 72GB free Firmware: R0427BNR Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 397 Write 333 Mixed 315 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 39.2 135% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 151 148% 234 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 110%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 275GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 65.3 Write 46.9 Mixed 41.5 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 194GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 61.5 67% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 170 Write 48.8 Mixed 13.9 71% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 2 102% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 39%

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 @ 4200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	MC Read 55.4 MC Write 56.7 MC Mixed 52.2 156% 54.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 37.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 146%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	240	26.9"	1280 720	GBT2714 M27Q X

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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 $297Bench 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: $1,462

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