Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	185% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 16:48
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 823 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 156 Parallax 158 134% 159 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 62 54 171 107 103 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,443 Write 1,533 Mixed 1,082 SusWrite 210 239% 1,067 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 74.4 258% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 271 344% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 255%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 149GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 430 234 216 208 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 419 Mixed 332 SusWrite 292 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 44.2 159% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 249 211% 309 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 192GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 118 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 68%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 207GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 79.4 Write 72.9 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 73.4 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 48.1 MC Write 50.9 MC Mixed 32.6 125% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,176x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,324x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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