Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '22 at 11:02
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 826 80% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 211 Parallax 203 189% 215 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 157 Splatting 137 132% 166 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-8B256 256GB 8,101 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: G881201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 291 347 347 347 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 344 Mixed 317 SusWrite 318 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 43 148% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 192 168% 249 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 284GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 183 181 185 186 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 183 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 897GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 184 184 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 170 Mixed 90.6 SusWrite 183 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 116 119 118 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 70.3 Write 93.9 Mixed 70 SusWrite 116 65% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 823GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 115 113 113 118 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 154 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 114 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 136 136 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 78 Write 121 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 135 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 224% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GB 10,185 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 113%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,230x
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	688x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	652x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $76Bench 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