Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.4% 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)
Boot Drive	263% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 02:01
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 308 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 793 88% 691 Pts	64-Core 904 56% 904 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6678) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.4% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 53.4 Parallax 43.8 38% 47.9 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 17.2 Splatting 21.7 27% 35.7 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 307 309 308 280 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,428 Write 1455 Mixed 1,218 SusWrite 469 308% 1,393 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 80.6 265% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 1,494 DQ Mixed 1,006 825% 1,157 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 96GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 480 479 480 427 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 403 SusWrite 457 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 38GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 98 109 123 109 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 423 Write 118 Mixed 125 SusWrite 110 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 19.2 126% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 48.1 83% 169 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 73%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 28GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 24 26 24 24 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 187 Write 35.8 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 25.4 84% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 10.6 4K Mixed 8.9 707% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 16.8 DQ Write 17.5 DQ Mixed 11.6 1,052% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 30.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

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

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

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) $30	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