Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	41.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210108
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '22 at 20:24
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 76.3 1-Core 174 2-Core 342 104% 197 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,018 100% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,291 80% 1,291 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 177 Parallax 166 151% 176 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 500GB SSD 500GB 5,765 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.11.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,858 Write 1,312 Mixed 987 306% 1,386 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 42.9 239% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 61.8 180% 367 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 246%
Hs-ssd-c100 480G 480GB 1,849 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 154GB free Firmware: SN7872 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 440 437 447 437 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 470 Mixed 412 SusWrite 442 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.6 164% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 292 210% 269 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 396GB free Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 561 565 560 564 562 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,858 Write 2,306 Mixed 1,872 SusWrite 663 429% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 74.2 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 110 384% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,315 DQ Mixed 693 690% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 639GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 127 133 133 129 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 171 Write 170 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 131 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 107%
Apacer Portable HDD 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free, PID c004 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 104 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 104 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 104 130% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer GD2.1527WC.002 Lexar Co Limited LD4AU016G-H3200GST GD2.1527WC.002 Lexar Co Limited LD4AU016G-H3200GST 48GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 3200, 2133, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 19.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 87.6 46% 87.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 71%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $270Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,237x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	973x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	735x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	690x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	653x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	588x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	641x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	438x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	333x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	216x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	209x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	208x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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