Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 12:13
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	51%

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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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 288 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 870 90% 723 Pts	64-Core 950 59% 950 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 4027) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 50.5 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 42.3 41% 53 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 51.5 Splatting 47.1 44% 54.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 256GB 6,360 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 254 274 276 275 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 1,121 Write 750 Mixed 685 SusWrite 269 157% 706 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 25.2 120% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 65.4 130% 261 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$84 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 282GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 399 409 412 411 412 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 432 Mixed 401 SusWrite 403 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 45.9 147% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 121 156% 279 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 127%
Lexar SSD 240GB 2,170 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 192GB free Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 452 455 263 144 146 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 467 Write 431 Mixed 349 SusWrite 306 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 23.2 111% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 34.9 74% 149 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 168%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 309GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 101 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 91.6 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 99.9 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 69%
Toshiba MK3275GSX 320GB 4,670 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 173GB free Firmware: GT001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 67 67 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 49.1 Write 54.2 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 66.2 34% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 46%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 674GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 103 104 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 90.7 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 102 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 30.4 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 30.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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	1,603x

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	1,323x
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: $978

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