Asus Z9PA-U8 Series

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAsus Z9PA-U8 Series  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK Z9PA-U8 Series
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 03:38
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670-$53
Socket-R 2011, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 85.6
2-Core 168
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 610
56% 468 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.4% Below average
Lighting 42
Reflection 46.7
Parallax 50.3
34% 46.3 fps
MRender 50.7
Gravity 42.2
Splatting 36.6
35% 43.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 463
Write 260
Mixed 370
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.5
38% 9.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
64GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 108 107 51 55 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 119
Write 101
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 81.8
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U7AFR8C-R 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.5% Above average
MC Read 24
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 19
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 10.6
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z9PA-U8 Series Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

System: Asus Z9PA-U8 Series

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $728
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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