Asus Z9PA-D8 Series

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	Asus Z9PA-D8 Series (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK Z9PA-D8 Series
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150611
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '20 at 16:33
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
1st CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 4,306 User benchmarks, average bench 65% Socket-R 2011, 2 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 79.1 2-Core 159 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 615 55% 467 Pts	64-Core 1,592 98% 1,592 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1263) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.5% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 80.9 77% 87.5 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 81.4 Splatting 74.7 67% 82.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 148 131 130 137 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 356 Write 205 Mixed 221 SusWrite 142 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 25.6 85% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 109 105% 167 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 797 751 821 825 817 816 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 465GB free Firmware: 139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 1377 1355 1328 1348 1293 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,112 Write 1,282 Mixed 1,105 SusWrite 1,348 274% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.1 181% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 501 DQ Write 423 DQ Mixed 461 346% 462 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 322%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 172 175 169 167 168 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 160 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 169 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 341% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 994GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.2% Below average	Read 146 Write 99.7 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 44.5 113% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 79% 1.1 MB/s

Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 48.7 Write 142 Mixed 55 SusWrite 44.4 105% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 99.5 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 43.8 93% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub WH 8TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free, PID ab39 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 43 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 95.3 Write 93.7 Mixed 19 SusWrite 44.1 79% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 73%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 790 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 44 44 43 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 134 Mixed 54 SusWrite 44.2 102% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 201% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 76%
asmedia ASM1153E 8TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 939GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 108 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 57.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 110 106% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.7 311% 3.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 0.8 396% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 86%
WDC WD10 0EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 43 43 43 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.6% Above average	Read 181 Write 144 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 43.4 134% 110 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 213% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M393B5170FH0-YH 8x4GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 45.7 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 31 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 6.9 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

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

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Gaming 54%

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Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 60%

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System: Asus Z9PA-D8 Series

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 65%, 4,306 samples	18x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v21stBench 74%, 880 samples	7x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 01stBench 66%, 741 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	6x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x
P3-256 256GBBench 69%, 2,367 samples	3x

RAM
M393B1G70BH0-CK 4x8GBSamsungBench 59%, 8 samples	3x
M393B1K70CH0-CH 4x8GBSamsungBench 51%, 15 samples	3x
M393B2G70DB0-YK 2x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 4 samples	2x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $227

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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