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 as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	418% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI (all builds)
Memory	110.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211027
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 23:25
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$385 26,399 User benchmarks, average bench 103% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 167 2-Core 337 109% 198 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,064 103% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,687 113% 1,687 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$790 291,760 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Asus(1043 8674) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3769 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 180 Reflection 194 Parallax 184 146% 186 fps	Gravity 157 Splatting 140 161% 148 fps
Poor: 113% Great: 142%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asus RAIDR Express PCIe 1,163 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 195GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 386 323 406 430 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 539 Write 402 Mixed 330 SusWrite 372 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 34.9 119% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 207 180% 262 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 102%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 121,257 User benchmarks, average bench 409% 691GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3217 3239 3217 1744 1600 1600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 3,234 Mixed 2,979 SusWrite 2,436 635% 2,805 MB/s	4K Read 79.9 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 111 364% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,412 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 1,169 880% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 491%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$194 3,692 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 445GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1027 1095 1079 1129 1127 1152 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 928 Write 1,074 Mixed 599 SusWrite 1,102 209% 926 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 39.5 138% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 490 455% 701 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 208%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 18TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 171 167 172 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 172 Write 166 Mixed 146 SusWrite 169 37% 163 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 14.1 4K Mixed 0.4 22% 7.83 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 6.5 DQ Mixed 5.9 4% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 33%
WD WD141KRYZ-01C66B0 14TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 9TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 242 246 251 245 239 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 138%
WD WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 176 179 186 187 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 180 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 183 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.3 310% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
WD WD141KRYZ-01C66B0 14TB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 7TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 216 210 213 211 214 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 178 Mixed 128 SusWrite 213 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 2.6 516% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 138%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$269 4,028 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 144 154 156 154 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 163 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 154 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.2 205% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 98%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$318 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 197 199 204 205 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 231 Mixed 102 SusWrite 202 138% 189 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 281% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 132%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH128GX4M4E3200C16 4x31.8GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 35.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 31 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 156%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 209%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $275Bench 101%, 49,533 samples	576x
Core i9-11900KIntel $385Bench 103%, 26,399 samples	504x
Core i9-10900KIntel $390Bench 100%, 90,825 samples	252x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 208%, 288,156 samples	249x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 154%, 391,150 samples	235x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 237%, 114,222 samples	188x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 409%, 121,257 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 332%, 353,403 samples	185x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $110Bench 362%, 40,869 samples	90x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 93%, 9,555 samples	81x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 91%, 85,335 samples	67x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 32,059 samples	64x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16