Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	121% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3600 x 1920 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 14:24
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (43^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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,041 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,534 95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
H10 HBRPEKNX0101A NVMe INTEL 256GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 40 7.1 3.8 48 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 775 Write 445 Mixed 508 SusWrite 49 98% 444 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.7 239% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 435 DQ Mixed 209 186% 270 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 153%
H10 HBRPEKNX0101AO NVMe INTEL 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 237% 13GB free Firmware: 7050 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 170 169 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 850 Write 166 Mixed 276 SusWrite 170 79% 365 MB/s	4K Read 205 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 110 497% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 286 273% 450 MB/s
Poor: 217% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 260%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 81GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 74 89 93 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 398 Write 325 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 96.7 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 17.2 102% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 26.8 55% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 78%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 140GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 311 311 311 311 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 484 Mixed 415 SusWrite 329 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 55.3 184% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 264 203% 277 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 145GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1212 1184 1132 1102 1057 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2,114 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1,201 434% 1,941 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 83.9 274% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,276 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 1,178 881% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 181 179 194 184 178 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 128 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 180 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 8.4 8.4 9.6 9.6 8.4 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	9.63% Terrible	Read 39.3 Write 16.1 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 8.7 20% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.63% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3200 4x8GB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 111%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,250x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,976x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,896x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,061

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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