Asus Z9PA-U8 Series

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus Z9PA-U8 Series (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Z9PA-U8 Series
Memory	55 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140625
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 01:52
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1650 0-$230 10,189 User benchmarks, average bench 73% Socket-R 2011, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 79 2-Core 170 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 501 54% 432 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.6% Very good	Lighting 95.6 Reflection 110 Parallax 91.6 78% 99 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 89.8 Splatting 96.3 77% 93.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 158 37 28 16 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 368 Write 352 Mixed 292 SusWrite 106 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 36.9 120% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 37.4 DQ Write 98.5 DQ Mixed 50.3 44% 62.1 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 126%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 162 164 163 156 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 161 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 110%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 60 60 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 147 Write 136 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 59.4 66% 91 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 92%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 216GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 60 60 60 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 56.3 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 59.4 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 76%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 81GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 86 86 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 80.7 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 84.8 50% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 92%
inXtron, NT2 U3.1 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free, PID 0290 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 173 176 168 172 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.5% Good	Read 158 Write 173 Mixed 82 SusWrite 172 198% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 71%
inXtron, NT2 U3.1 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free, PID 0290 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 169 173 176 168 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.1% Good	Read 182 Write 172 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 172 205% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown D3-60MN105SV-99 D3-60MN105SV-99 D3-60MN105SV-99 NLD1G7T35107HD1 D3-60MN105SV-99 D3-60MN105SV-99 D3-60MN105SV-99 NLD1G7T35107HD1 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 9.1 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 82%

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 60%

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System: Asus Z9PA-U8 Series

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	6x
Xeon E5-1650 v2Intel $635Bench 76%, 10,921 samples	4x
Xeon E5-2620 v2IntelBench 60%, 2,742 samples	4x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	5x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	5x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	3x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
TS480GSSD220S 480GBTranscendBench 77%, 5,978 samples	5x
Premier Pro SP900 128GBAdata $40Bench 69%, 2,820 samples	2x

RAM
M393B1K70CHD-CH 4x8GBSamsungBench 69%, 10 samples	4x
F3-12800CL9-2GB F3-12800CL9-2GB F3-12800CL9-2GB F3-12800CL9-2GB Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1333 Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1333 Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1333 Corsair CMX16GX3M4A1333 24GBUnknownBench 78%, 3 samples	3x
HMT41GV7CMR4A-H HMT41GV7BMR4C-H HMT41GV7CMR4A-H HMT41GV7BMR4A-H HMT41GV7CMR4A-H HMT41GV7CMR4A-H HMT41... 64GBHynixBench 84%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16