Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 282% UFO	Desktop 124% UFO	Workstation 333% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 126%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	232% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	471% 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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z690-A (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '21 at 18:39
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 232 2-Core 456 132% 258 Pts	4-Core 892 8-Core 1,623 151% 1,257 Pts	64-Core 3,114 193% 3,114 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3988) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 5025 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 349 Reflection 311 Parallax 360 284% 340 fps	MRender 387 Gravity 279 Splatting 196 225% 287 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 777GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2311 3364 3350 2774 1620 1618 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	471% Outstanding	Read 2,610 Write 2,911 Mixed 2,746 SusWrite 2,506 609% 2,693 MB/s	4K Read 84.3 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 136 443% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 2,370 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,925 1,362% 1,764 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 471% Great: 488%
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 14,499 User benchmarks, average bench 395% 331GB free Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4030 3962 1526 1405 1220 1357 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	474% Outstanding	Read 2892 Write 4,112 Mixed 2,988 SusWrite 2250 692% 3,060 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 303 4K Mixed 103 400% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 2,653 DQ Write 1,810 DQ Mixed 2302 1,699% 2,255 MB/s
Poor: 228% ↑ This bench: 474% Great: 595%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 5200 C38 2x16GB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	MC Read 73.8 MC Write 68.6 MC Mixed 66.6 199% 69.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 54 SC Mixed 32 104% 36.6 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 178%

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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 $238Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,122x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,768x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	756x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	841x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	782x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	554x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,001x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	609x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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% - Good

Total price: $1,255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16