Asus PRIME Z690-A

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 121% UFO	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	398% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220812
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '22 at 20:15
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 221 2-Core 434 129% 248 Pts	4-Core 797 8-Core 1,588 141% 1,192 Pts	64-Core 2,564 159% 2,564 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 32.6 Reflection 34.3 Parallax 32.6 27% 33.2 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 23.2 25% 31.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00 1TB 21,743 User benchmarks, average bench 345% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXA7401Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 2020 2072 2066 2110 2111 2116 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	398% Outstanding	Read 2,318 Write 2,008 Mixed 1,414 SusWrite 2,082 439% 1,956 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 81.9 318% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 2,050 DQ Write 1,617 DQ Mixed 1,356 1,144% 1,674 MB/s
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 398% Great: 444%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB 12,579 User benchmarks, average bench 380% 93GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,275 Write 3,116 Mixed 2396 652% 2,929 MB/s	4K Read 72.7 4K Write 257 4K Mixed 101 376% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,835 DQ Write 2,012 DQ Mixed 1,409 1,203% 1,752 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 507%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 915GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 473 474 484 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 456 Mixed 410 SusWrite 477 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 55.9 198% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: V1.2.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 462 463 464 464 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 452 Mixed 445 SusWrite 465 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48 177% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 250 197% 273 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 105%
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 112GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 77 76 77 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 437 Write 430 Mixed 356 SusWrite 101 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 33.7 146% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 191 168% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 87%
PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 1TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 340GB free Firmware: 7402 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 400 402 402 403 402 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 210 Write 102 Mixed 310 SusWrite 402 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 26.1 87% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 99.6 DQ Mixed 96.1 75% 104 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 77%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 979GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 139 138 137 139 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 161 Mixed 67 SusWrite 138 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 332% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 95GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 170 176 171 156 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 103 Write 132 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 165 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 2626 4TB 2,594 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 72GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 56 58 90 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 69.5 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 71.1 89% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 62%
Samsung Flash Drive 257GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 19GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 103 100 97 85 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 129%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 248GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 110GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 38 21 42 41 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 257 Write 133 Mixed 161 SusWrite 45.6 179% 149 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 3.9 348% 7.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc UD5-6000 2x16GB 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	MC Read 80.2 MC Write 75.2 MC Mixed 70.6 215% 75.3 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 49.2 SC Mixed 32.5 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 199%

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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	2,118x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	1,762x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	754x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	838x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	781x
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 $168Bench 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	454x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples	388x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

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