Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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.
Boot Drive	296% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230830
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 20:50
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1044 98% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,856 115% 1,856 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 209 Parallax 200 190% 214 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 154 Splatting 126 137% 175 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 127GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 320 318 318 320 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 395 SusWrite 334 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 52.7 176% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 559GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1467 1486 1466 1431 1440 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2469 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,787 SusWrite 1,493 449% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 66.9 219% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,068 DQ Write 640 DQ Mixed 842 631% 850 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 410%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 422GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 478 478 478 481 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 479 Mixed 440 SusWrite 478 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 55 182% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 32.4 Write 33.3 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 40.2 26% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 32GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 20.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	165	31.5"	1280 720	MSI4DB5 MSI G32CQ4 E2

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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 $235Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,250x
Core i9-11900KIntel $254Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	980x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	737x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	696x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	653x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	590x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	644x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	444x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	336x

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

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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