Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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.
Boot Drive	280% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '22 at 07:41
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	92%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$292 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 76.7 1-Core 212 2-Core 423 122% 237 Pts	4-Core 824 8-Core 1,566 142% 1,195 Pts	64-Core 2,902 180% 2,902 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 156 Parallax 144 128% 153 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 125 Splatting 109 105% 132 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 457GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2101 475 151 161 165 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1,790 Write 2,081 Mixed 1,933 SusWrite 538 357% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 98.2 333% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,821 DQ Write 1,446 DQ Mixed 1593 1,203% 1,620 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 365%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 379GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 1458 1237 1382 1197 1070 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,235 Mixed 1,818 SusWrite 1,387 419% 1,860 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 78.8 288% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,952 DQ Write 1,542 DQ Mixed 1,699 1,285% 1,731 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 349%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 5U5200C3816G-B 4x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	169% Outstanding	MC Read 67.3 MC Write 67.7 MC Mixed 64.1 190% 66.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 169%

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

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,125x
Core i9-12900KIntel $292Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,772x
Core i5-12600KIntel $160Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	783x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,005x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	610x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	504x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,243

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16