Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	113% 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	111% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	57.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 21:50
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$234 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 72.4 1-Core 178 2-Core 352 104% 201 Pts	4-Core 692 8-Core 1,043 108% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,680 104% 1,680 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 119% 145 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 128 Splatting 114 111% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 203 203 192 189 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 464 Mixed 405 SusWrite 210 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58.9 202% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 335 254% 341 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 260GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 183 128 26 100 28 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 327 Mixed 335 SusWrite 136 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 35.7 140% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 185 166% 248 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 4x16GB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.1% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.2 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 17.6 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 115%

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

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z590-A

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $234Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,246x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	976x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	737x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	695x
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 $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	644x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	441x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	336x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	217x
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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $623

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16