Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '23 at 01:47
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 79.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 250 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 792 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 928 58% 928 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,876 Write 967 Mixed 88.6 211% 977 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 62.2 210% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 761 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 458 342% 471 MB/s
Poor: 139% Great: 271%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 45 49 51 73 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 168 Write 174 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 51.1 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.2 315% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 197GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 65 81 69 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 102 Mixed 60 SusWrite 56.7 51% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 165% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 244GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 125 116 106 132 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 79.7 Write 99.5 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 128 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 157% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 87%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 249GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 144 154 160 156 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 193 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 155 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 258% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 105%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 164GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 66 57 61 64 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 119 Write 117 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 64.1 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 87%
WD WD80EDBZ-11B0ZA0 8TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 298GB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 117 123 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 183 Write 184 Mixed 97.6 SusWrite 118 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.3 283% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 117%
WD WD101EMAZ-11G7DA0 10TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 125GB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 115 133 129 136 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 120 Write 129 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 127 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1 270% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 118%
WD WD101EDBZ-11B1DA0 10TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 127GB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 97 110 113 126 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 118 Write 134 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 112 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.2 290% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 116%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 298GB free Firmware: 1K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 42 46 50 50 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 52 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 90%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 298GB free Firmware: 1K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 94 119 124 126 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 119 Write 126 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 112 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 26.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 20.8 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 110%

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Desktop 105%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $233Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	979x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	721x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	450x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	377x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	344x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	333x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	274x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	247x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	200x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	104x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $651

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $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