Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z590-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210621
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 25 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 162
2-Core 313
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 617
8-Core 1,182
107% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,677
104% 1,677 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.42% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 4.4
3% 4.2 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5
4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.42%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 06.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 78 73 62 60 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
35.8% Below average
Read 52.4
Write 63.3
Mixed 36.1
SusWrite 72.6
41% 56.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 69%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 136 135 134 134 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 154
Write 130
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 135
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Golden Empire CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 25.1
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 29.4
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z590-A Builds (Compare 7,363 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $589
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