Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	290% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '20 at 11:13
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1202 106% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,652 102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 117 Parallax 121 99% 120 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 101 Splatting 83.3 85% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2008 671 611 612 613 610 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,396 Write 2,180 Mixed 1,339 SusWrite 854 378% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 81.4 268% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,451 DQ Write 1186 DQ Mixed 1,297 977% 1,311 MB/s
Poor: 229% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 329%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 913GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2340 2229 1555 1547 1586 1558 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,481 Write 2,386 Mixed 1,784 SusWrite 1,802 475% 2,113 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 78.3 258% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,551 DQ Write 1,376 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,074% 1,447 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 798GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 485 486 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 482 Mixed 445 SusWrite 487 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 55.7 182% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 348 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Se 2TB (2013)-$74 2,177 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 582GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 116 118 118 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68% Good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 84 SusWrite 116 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 733GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 118 118 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 114 Write 58.7 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 118 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 2626 5TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 991GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 115 116 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 128 Write 108 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 114 138% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.7 251% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 118%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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