Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '21 at 23:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 251 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 827 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 178 Parallax 130 102% 145 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 125 Splatting 106 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Inland NVMe SSD 256GB 619 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 102 87 383 161 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 1,407 Write 58.4 Mixed 122 SusWrite 164 93% 438 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 4.5 96% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 22.1 DQ Mixed 38.6 66% 140 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 218%
ST2000DM008-2FR102 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 126GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 112 95 98 92 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.2% Excellent	Read 479 Write 293 Mixed 319 SusWrite 152 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 34.3 136% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 187 166% 248 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 193 194 194 189 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 21.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 110%

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,130x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,015

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 $40	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