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 way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	486% 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.

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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211110
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '22 at 16:32
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 200 2-Core 398 119% 228 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,298 125% 1,032 Pts	64-Core 1,844 114% 1,844 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 197 Reflection 174 Parallax 170 160% 180 fps	Gravity 136 Splatting 119 112% 128 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 783GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2824 3011 3340 2832 1589 1579 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	486% Outstanding	Read 2,978 Write 3497 Mixed 3,183 SusWrite 2529 688% 3,047 MB/s	4K Read 89 4K Write 251 4K Mixed 132 437% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 1,970 DQ Write 1,486 DQ Mixed 1,701 1,279% 1,719 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 486% Great: 488%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 883GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3250 3252 3248 2473 1622 1626 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	469% Outstanding	Read 2,741 Write 3,253 Mixed 3,021 SusWrite 2,579 655% 2,898 MB/s	4K Read 79.1 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 116 390% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 2,066 DQ Write 1,572 DQ Mixed 1,796 1,349% 1,811 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 469% Great: 488%
Seagate ST6000NE000-2KR101 6TB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 5.5TB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 221 223 218 223 223 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 119%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 119GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 42 Write 29 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 30 42% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.3 433% 5.97 MB/s	DQ Read 7.3 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 1.3 462% 6.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4000C18-16GTRS 2x16GB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2600 MHz clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 54.4 MC Write 52.2 MC Mixed 48.1 147% 51.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 33.3 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 136%

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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 $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,966x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,656x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	886x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,495x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,484x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	849x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,268x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	814x
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: $1,504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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