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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 122%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 200 2-Core 367 119% 221 Pts	4-Core 788 8-Core 1,499 136% 1,144 Pts	64-Core 1,517 94% 1,517 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1326 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64.2 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 85.3 52% 70.3 fps	Gravity 67.1 Splatting 45.6 48% 56.3 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,552 Write 10,244 Mixed 10,175 2,308% 10,324 MB/s	4K Read 912 4K Write 558 4K Mixed 163 1,886% 544 MB/s	DQ Read 2,230 DQ Write 1,891 DQ Mixed 1,980 1,505% 2,034 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 108GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,504 Write 2,349 Mixed 1,315 456% 2,056 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 99.2 351% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,868 DQ Write 1996 DQ Mixed 1,835 1,407% 1,900 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 104GB free Firmware: 2.11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 97 99 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 137 Write 106 Mixed 133 SusWrite 97.8 27% 118 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 31.9 141% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 109 86% 121 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 61%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 561GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3327 3355 3289 2298 1481 1521 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	483% Outstanding	Read 2,746 Write 3,315 Mixed 2,939 SusWrite 2,545 652% 2,886 MB/s	4K Read 85.3 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 124 406% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 2,205 DQ Write 1899 DQ Mixed 2,052 1,538% 2,052 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 483% Great: 488%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$224 5,100 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 386GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 72 71 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 51.1 Write 53.3 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 70.5 41% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GVKC 2x16GB 5,294 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 31.5 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.3 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 38.1 109% 38.2 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

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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 $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	794x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	759x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	245x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $98Bench 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	151x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	92x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	82x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,257

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 $46

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