Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	465% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 21:20
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$280 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Memory 78.2 1-Core 224 2-Core 449 128% 250 Pts	4-Core 864 8-Core 1,728 153% 1,296 Pts	64-Core 3,049 189% 3,049 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 88 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 82.8 72% 86.2 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 69.6 69% 86.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30013 1TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 382% 555GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2153 4416 3324 1588 693 657 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	465% Outstanding	Read 2,621 Write 4,761 Mixed 2,770 SusWrite 2,139 697% 3,073 MB/s	4K Read 73.5 4K Write 347 4K Mixed 135 468% 185 MB/s	DQ Read 2,072 DQ Write 1749 DQ Mixed 1,916 1,434% 1,912 MB/s
Poor: 236% ↑ This bench: 465% Great: 508%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	MC Read 66.1 MC Write 63.1 MC Mixed 59.7 180% 63 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 50.4 SC Mixed 26.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 161%

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

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,145x
Core i9-12900KIntel $280Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,795x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	762x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	855x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	787x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $530Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	565x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,013x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	618x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	509x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	462x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	395x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $989

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