Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	632% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 00:06
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 171 2-Core 311 106% 192 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1037 102% 836 Pts	64-Core 1289 80% 1289 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.3 Reflection 112 Parallax 99.3 80% 103 fps	Gravity 97.5 Splatting 100 88% 98.9 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 886GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4311 4333 4284 4288 4309 4271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	632% Outstanding	Read 4,378 Write 4,405 Mixed 3,066 SusWrite 4,299 909% 4,037 MB/s	4K Read 81.9 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 104 393% 148 MB/s	DQ Read 1,789 DQ Write 1,550 DQ Mixed 1,737 1,284% 1,692 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 632% Great: 623%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 79GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 267 266 263 259 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 271 Mixed 286 SusWrite 264 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 39.7 153% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 184 167% 256 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 57GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 115 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 115 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 356GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 82 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 75.2 Write 76.2 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 81.9 58% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZKW 2x16GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 39.4 120% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.3 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 36 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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Gaming 187%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 187%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	796x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	760x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	522x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	372x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	294x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	363x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	248x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	145x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	152x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	92x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	82x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $928

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