Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	208% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	15.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210108
Uptime	9.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 06:47
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 154 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 929 89% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,525 94% 1,525 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 820 619 626 625 619 612 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 2,305 Write 2022 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 654 372% 1,665 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 66.9 219% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 70.6 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 104 96% 142 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 340%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 15GB free Firmware: CS900711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 15 15 81 6.9 11 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 208 Write 101 Mixed 224 SusWrite 58.8 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 25.7 109% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 29.4 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 28.9 31% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 29GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 225 170 170 178 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 469 Write 263 Mixed 278 SusWrite 187 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 36.2 131% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 43.5 44% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 133%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 131 129 130 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 130 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 83%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 153 151 144 142 140 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 135 Write 141 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 146 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 303% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GB 9,782 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 18.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 17: 2R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	16%	31	291	213	60	0"	2560 1440

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $250Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,232x
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: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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