Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 114%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	239% 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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210915
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '22 at 01:07
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 199 2-Core 392 118% 225 Pts	4-Core 763 8-Core 1,271 124% 1,017 Pts	64-Core 1,854 115% 1,854 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 608 313 312 300 295 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2052 Write 1,414 Mixed 756 SusWrite 357 253% 1,145 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 61.5 277% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,141 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 665 639% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 236%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 429 428 404 356 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 442 SusWrite 419 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.9 202% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 287GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 137 133 131 130 139 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 137 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 133 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 208 193 206 189 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 150 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 200 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 1,002 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.8 9.3 9.7 10 10 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	7.17% Terrible	Read 14 Write 9.9 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 8.2 14% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.2 85% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2100, 2400, 2100 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 36.7 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 115%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $158

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	6,761x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	2,677x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,435x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,779x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,601x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,567x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,868x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,055x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	918x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	630x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples	500x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	452x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,390

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 $40	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