Performance – Part 1
All tests were performed on the ASRock Z690 PG Riptide motherboard, Intel i9-12900K processor, ASUS Strix RTX3070 graphics card, 16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4000 CL16 memory kit, Crucial P5 PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD, and Team Group Delta MAX 1TB SATA SSD. For the tests has been used Win11 x64 environment with the latest updates. Everything else will be mentioned during the tests.
Memory performance
The motherboard has no problem handling memory up to DDR4-4000 at Gear 1 mode. This is the most desired setting amongst gamers. On the other hand, our setup couldn’t run at Command Rate 1N. There is a chance that future BIOS updates will help, but most four-slot motherboards have problems with that.
The motherboard also works fine at XMP setting with the top gaming series RAM like Patriot Viper Steel 16GB DDR4-4000 CL16 that we will review soon. Below is a screenshot from the AIDA64 benchmark with the mentioned Patriot RAM at XMP settings. Even without further tuning, results are outstanding.
Processor performance and mixed load tests
Our i9-12900K has no problems running up to 5.2GHz. The motherboard also sets relatively low voltages, which helps to keep optimal temperatures.
Now let’s look at mixed load tests, which simulate daily work.
PCMark 10
PCMark results are essential as they show how all components work with each other in a mixed load environment. It can be translated into regular daily work, so what we all do and expect good results. The Z690 Riptide performs well in this test. All results are high for our test platform. PCMark 10 used SATA SSD as the test storage, so the results would be even better if it were using fast M.2 SSD.
Storage performance
SATA performance has been tested using Team Group Delta MAX 1TB SSD, which is about the fastest SATA SSD you can get.
Our results are above the average, with a maximum bandwidth of over 560MB/s. Considering that on this SSD was installed Win11 OS, then it’s a pretty respectable result.
M.2 SSD performance has been tested using Crucial P5 Plus 1TB M.2 SSD. Our maximum bandwidth is as high as the rated speed, so about 6700MB/s.
PCMark 10 Storage test is even better than on the previous generation of ASRock motherboards like Z590 Extreme.
Since 3DMark now also includes a storage benchmark that suggests expected performance in games, then here is our result. I have to admit it’s exceptional, considering that the Crucial P5 Plus isn’t the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD.
