Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 165% 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211220
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '24 at 21:10
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 185 2-Core 367 109% 209 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 1,189 111% 926 Pts	64-Core 1,687 104% 1,687 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 4090) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 211 Parallax 208 195% 220 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 156 Splatting 127 139% 177 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,337 Write 1,129 Mixed 881 248% 1,116 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 75.2 294% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1474 DQ Write 465 DQ Mixed 115 308% 685 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2966 2953 3006 3085 3129 3098 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	444% Outstanding	Read 2,514 Write 2,767 Mixed 2,647 SusWrite 3,040 620% 2,742 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 91 305% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 1,257 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,060% 1,421 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 444% Great: 526%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 2,917 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 24.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 20.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 124%

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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	57	165	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,968x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,660x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	887x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,496x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,485x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	850x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,269x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	815x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,471

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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