Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	235% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '20 at 22:36
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 975 91% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,434 89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 147 Parallax 148 128% 151 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 113% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 705GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1279 1356 1367 1369 1385 1373 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,446 Write 1,394 Mixed 1,082 SusWrite 1,355 297% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.8 215% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 195 272% 483 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 295%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 277 259 259 259 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 357 Write 339 Mixed 327 SusWrite 272 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 30 105% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 171 139% 194 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 125%
Asmedia ASMT1051 480GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 63GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 125 105 112 100 102 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.1% Below average	Read 211 Write 220 Mixed 210 SusWrite 118 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 14.8 57% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 104 80% 110 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 58%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 584GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 114 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 106 SusWrite 114 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 76%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 129GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 113GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 13 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.54% Terrible	Read 29 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 12 12% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.54% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 2x8GB 9,486 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 96%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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