Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	421% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 10:02
Run Duration	389 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$231 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 171 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,064 103% 845 Pts	64-Core 1640 102% 1640 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 750 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1191 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	4.15% Terrible	Lighting 7.2 Reflection 53.2 Parallax 8.9 6% 23.1 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 1 1% 1 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.15% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 734GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3096 3161 3194 2540 1542 1538 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,785 Write 3,203 Mixed 2,962 SusWrite 2,512 648% 2,866 MB/s	4K Read 77.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 108 355% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1160 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,010 756% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 488%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 387GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2073 2059 704 470 470 470 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,380 Write 2,031 Mixed 1,414 SusWrite 1,041 383% 1,717 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 58.5 191% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 870 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,061 759% 965 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 332%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 233GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 448 467 480 480 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 474 Mixed 436 SusWrite 467 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 57.4 193% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 343 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 573GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 447 466 480 479 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 474 Mixed 447 SusWrite 466 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 58.9 196% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 342 257% 345 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Netac 2TB 2TB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 121GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 405 420 431 430 429 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 149 Write 420 Mixed 169 SusWrite 421 66% 290 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 6.2 62% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 4.2 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 46.1 67% 116 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 105%
ST16000NM001G-2K 16TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 11.5TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 246 247 251 253 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 222 Write 225 Mixed 226 SusWrite 245 52% 229 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 1 80% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 3.6 DQ Write 9.7 DQ Mixed 0.5 2% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 45%
WD WD80EDAZ-11TA3A0 8TB 769 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 800GB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 119 116 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 311GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 176 172 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 89.4 Write 129 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 172 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 228% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 90%
WD WD140EDFZ-11A0VA 14TB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 542GB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 146 141 148 149 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x16GB 12,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 31.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 110%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $231Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,256x
Core i9-11900KIntel $254Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	983x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	739x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	700x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	655x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	591x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	645x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	446x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	337x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	218x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	211x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	209x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $602

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16