Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '23 at 01:55
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	64% Good	Memory 67.8 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 186 65% 116 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 697 59% 510 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 224 146 145 153 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 1,122 Write 584 Mixed 553 SusWrite 158 133% 604 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 28.9 99% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 610 DQ Write 450 DQ Mixed 401 335% 487 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 271%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 49 55 53 50 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 111 Write 116 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 49.5 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 197GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 60 71 90 85 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 47.8 Write 70.4 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 68.7 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 158% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 238GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 97 103 102 102 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 48.4 Write 105 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 97.1 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 160% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 87%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 238GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 157 164 165 161 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 196 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 148 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.9 275% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 157GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 108 116 121 113 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 97.8 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 104 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 87%
WD WD80EDBZ-11B0ZA0 8TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 288GB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 156 162 188 178 180 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 188 Mixed 92.9 SusWrite 159 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.4 314% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 117%
WD WD101EMAZ-11G7DA0 10TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 125GB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 112 113 140 127 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 112 Write 131 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 115 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 118%
WD WD101EDBZ-11B1DA0 10TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 127GB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 107 118 128 130 123 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 78.4 Write 109 Mixed 55 SusWrite 108 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 116%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 291GB free Firmware: 1K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 48 55 52 52 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 121 Write 112 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 49.9 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 90%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 290GB free Firmware: 1K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 104 90 99 112 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 96.6 Mixed 65 SusWrite 95.6 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 28.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 12.3 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 110%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $235Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	982x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	727x
Core i9-11900KIntel $254Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	457x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	378x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	346x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	335x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	276x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	250x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	200x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	106x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $651

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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