Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.49% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	303% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 11:35
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 169 2-Core 336 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 673 8-Core 914 100% 794 Pts	64-Core 904 56% 904 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.31 6% 9.19 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEDMD800G4 800GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 243% 643GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8DV10171 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1678 1689 1700 1728 1730 1676 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 770 Write 1,710 Mixed 803 SusWrite 1,700 284% 1,246 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 64.5 298% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,939 DQ Write 1,623 DQ Mixed 1,294 1,102% 1,619 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 301%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 25GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 1.5 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 27 Write 6.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.5 10% 9.93 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.8 203% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 28.3 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 144%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,124x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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