Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 94% 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

21 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '22 at 01:35
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 73.6 1-Core 205 2-Core 396 116% 225 Pts	4-Core 746 8-Core 1,466 131% 1,106 Pts	64-Core 2,399 148% 2,399 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.9% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 115 Parallax 130 105% 124 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 100 Splatting 86.1 84% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB 2,610 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 895GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 928 928 930 932 923 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,092 Write 872 Mixed 517 SusWrite 924 191% 851 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 53.7 230% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 796 DQ Mixed 681 566% 817 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 201%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 645GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 487 487 489 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 457 Mixed 383 SusWrite 484 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.5 196% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 336 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB 2,610 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 713GB free Firmware: BXV76D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 955 954 953 949 931 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 888 Write 832 Mixed 571 SusWrite 946 182% 809 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 53 224% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 586 524% 795 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 201%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair K32GX5M2B5200C40 2x16GB 934 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 4800 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 170%

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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	2,119x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,763x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	755x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	552x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $162Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	608x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	322x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	502x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	389x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $917

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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