Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.24% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	409% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 15:06
Run Duration	545 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$249 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 190 2-Core 382 117% 222 Pts	4-Core 749 8-Core 1,468 131% 1,108 Pts	64-Core 1,864 115% 1,864 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 15,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9127 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	7.24% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 9.4 7% 10.2 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 11.1 Splatting 7.9 8% 10 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.24% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2334 2336 2337 2354 2353 2333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	409% Outstanding	Read 2,476 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 2,341 472% 2,102 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 88.9 315% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,736 DQ Write 1,427 DQ Mixed 1,525 1,158% 1,563 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 409% Great: 425%
WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 262 265 272 254 253 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.1% Below average	Read 233 Write 239 Mixed 138 SusWrite 260 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 1.2 21% 7.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1.8 DQ Write 5.9 DQ Mixed 6.8 4% 4.83 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 269 266 278 274 268 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.3% Below average	Read 255 Write 250 Mixed 126 SusWrite 270 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 0.3 20% 7.63 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 3.9 DQ Mixed 6.5 4% 4.13 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 269 272 274 272 271 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.2% Below average	Read 233 Write 227 Mixed 136 SusWrite 270 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 0.5 20% 7.37 MB/s	DQ Read 2.1 DQ Write 5.5 DQ Mixed 6.5 4% 4.7 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B232 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 270 275 274 268 268 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.5% Below average	Read 243 Write 246 Mixed 149 SusWrite 270 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 0.6 19% 6.57 MB/s	DQ Read 2.6 DQ Write 6.4 DQ Mixed 5.3 4% 4.77 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 259 264 278 258 252 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.4% Below average	Read 249 Write 249 Mixed 134 SusWrite 260 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 0.4 16% 6.67 MB/s	DQ Read 1.9 DQ Write 4.7 DQ Mixed 6.1 4% 4.23 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B232 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 261 273 279 262 259 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.5% Below average	Read 230 Write 240 Mixed 139 SusWrite 265 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 0.6 18% 7.03 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 6.8 DQ Mixed 6.1 4% 4.97 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 269 264 274 266 258 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.9% Average	Read 235 Write 243 Mixed 135 SusWrite 264 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 1 57% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 5.1 3% 3.8 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 271 275 275 270 264 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.4% Below average	Read 253 Write 249 Mixed 146 SusWrite 269 52% 229 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 1.3 17% 6.03 MB/s	DQ Read 3.7 DQ Write 7.4 DQ Mixed 7.3 5% 6.13 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 265 270 276 270 260 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.3% Average	Read 249 Write 249 Mixed 149 SusWrite 267 52% 229 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 1.4 59% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 5.7 DQ Mixed 6.8 4% 4.83 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 265 270 267 269 262 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.7% Below average	Read 249 Write 249 Mixed 157 SusWrite 266 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 1.3 23% 8.13 MB/s	DQ Read 1.7 DQ Write 5.9 DQ Mixed 4.9 3% 4.17 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B232 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 272 273 275 269 267 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.3% Below average	Read 252 Write 250 Mixed 150 SusWrite 270 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 0.4 25% 8.73 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 5 DQ Mixed 3.2 2% 3 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 263 272 278 268 266 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.1% Below average	Read 246 Write 245 Mixed 113 SusWrite 268 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 8.67 MB/s	DQ Read 2.1 DQ Write 4.4 DQ Mixed 6.2 4% 4.23 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 267 279 279 259 254 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.6% Below average	Read 242 Write 225 Mixed 148 SusWrite 266 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 13.2 4K Mixed 1.3 16% 6.53 MB/s	DQ Read 2.8 DQ Write 5 DQ Mixed 6.2 4% 4.67 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 271 271 277 264 271 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.8% Below average	Read 242 Write 246 Mixed 129 SusWrite 270 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1.2 50% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 3.5 DQ Write 5.8 DQ Mixed 6.6 4% 5.3 MB/s

WDC WUH721818AL5201 18TB 17TB free Firmware: B120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 271 269 281 275 263 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.2% Below average	Read 238 Write 241 Mixed 135 SusWrite 271 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 0.4 15% 6.17 MB/s	DQ Read 2.1 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 6 4% 4.43 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2E3200C16 2x31.5GB 4,665 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 37.7 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.1 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 35.3 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 130%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,231x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	972x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	734x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	689x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	652x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	588x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	640x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	438x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	333x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	215x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	209x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	208x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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