Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 125% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 127%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	495% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210826
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 12:54
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$280 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 220 2-Core 448 131% 253 Pts	4-Core 873 8-Core 1,706 153% 1,290 Pts	64-Core 3029 188% 3029 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 81.9 Parallax 71.6 57% 74.4 fps	MRender 75.7 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 62.6 56% 69 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 327,441 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 690GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2949 3522 3513 2345 1538 1522 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	495% Outstanding	Read 3,020 Write 3,479 Mixed 3170 SusWrite 2565 691% 3,058 MB/s	4K Read 90.4 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 132 438% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 2,396 DQ Write 1,242 DQ Mixed 1951 1,414% 1,863 MB/s
Poor: 266% ↑ This bench: 495% Great: 477%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 720GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 489 489 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 456 SusWrite 488 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 67 213% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 137%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 78GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 287 291 292 284 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 484 Mixed 366 SusWrite 307 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65 222% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 234 205% 307 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer D12.2755BS.001 2x16GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 39.3 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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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 - $404

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $255Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	3,006x
Core i7-12700KIntel $230Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,710x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,526x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,502x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	862x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,280x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	833x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	633x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	513x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	202x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,424

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Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $383