Asus Z9PA-U8 Series

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	150% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Asus Z9PA-U8 Series (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Z9PA-U8 Series
Memory	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '21 at 04:54
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 171 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 434 45% 364 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 198 Parallax 205 179% 208 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 146 Splatting 121 130% 165 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 318 Write 278 Mixed 228 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 31.2 95% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 27.9 DQ Mixed 29.3 22% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 114 115 111 116 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 36.6 Write 95.3 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 113 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.2 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 110%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 55 55 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 55.4 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 92%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 216GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 55 55 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 53.3 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 55.3 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 76%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 69GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 83 84 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 79 Write 93 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 84.3 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 92%

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	80% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 29.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 11 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 8R 7G 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
62%	37%	43	284	205	144	27"	2560 1440	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

History: Score 45: 5R 5G 5B | Score 62: 8R 7G 1B

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	3x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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