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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 120%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	128% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 01:32
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$275 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 210 2-Core 429 124% 241 Pts	4-Core 834 8-Core 1,652 147% 1,243 Pts	64-Core 2,967 184% 2,967 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330 14,868 User benchmarks, average bench 86% XFX(1EAE 6505) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 85.2 Reflection 133 Parallax 164 69% 128 fps	Gravity 84.5 Splatting 128 97% 106 fps
Poor: 79% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB-$330 9,454 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 482 470 473 483 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 480 Mixed 453 SusWrite 476 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 61.7 201% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 342 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$175 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 898GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 392 384 387 391 385 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 367 Write 389 Mixed 340 SusWrite 388 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 37.1 122% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 229 172% 231 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 124%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 226 224 222 225 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 173 171 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 178 Mixed 109 SusWrite 172 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$138 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 294GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 81 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 82.2 Write 73.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 81.6 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4800C20-16GTZR 2x16GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	MC Read 63.9 MC Write 60.8 MC Mixed 54.4 171% 59.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 32.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 155% 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 - $407

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $275Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	3,010x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,720x
Core i5-12600KIntel $154Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	907x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,529x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,506x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,104Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	864x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,282x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	836x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	634x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	515x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	202x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,452

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Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353