Asus PRIME Z590-A

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	319% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z590-A (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 21:28
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 194 2-Core 388 120% 226 Pts	4-Core 726 8-Core 1,307 122% 1,017 Pts	64-Core 1,826 113% 1,826 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 4509) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 164 Parallax 165 133% 164 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 141 Splatting 126 122% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 698GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1929 1888 1894 1967 1941 1929 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 1,516 Write 1,848 Mixed 1612 SusWrite 1,925 391% 1,725 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 76.1 257% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,678 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 1,384 1,027% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 365%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 654GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2155 2151 1534 1518 1523 1539 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 2,127 Mixed 1,711 SusWrite 1,737 440% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 88.8 303% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,814 DQ Write 1,474 DQ Mixed 1,605 1,212% 1,631 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVRB 4x8GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 37 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 34.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

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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: 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	8	6	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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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 $249Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	2,232x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	972x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	734x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	689x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	652x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	588x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	640x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	438x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	333x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	215x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	209x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	208x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16