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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	113% 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	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 ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 02:14
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 190 2-Core 317 110% 200 Pts	4-Core 755 8-Core 1158 118% 957 Pts	64-Core 1,370 85% 1,370 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8822) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 237 Reflection 222 Parallax 236 193% 232 fps	Gravity 212 Splatting 161 162% 187 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 401 398 389 382 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 410 Mixed 347 SusWrite 390 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 46.9 172% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 338 256% 345 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 603GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 457 454 453 455 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 468 Mixed 379 SusWrite 455 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52.2 186% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 252 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 393GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3783 3844 3285 868 869 868 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,022 Write 1,857 Mixed 2161 SusWrite 2,253 468% 2,073 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 238 4K Mixed 90.7 318% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,706 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,068% 1,443 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 486%
WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB 829 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 847GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 137 138 129 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 134 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 33.9 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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 $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	794x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	760x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	246x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	522x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	371x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	294x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	363x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $997

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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