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 above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	285% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 04:38
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 899 88% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2090 727 605 583 595 606 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,467 Write 2,174 Mixed 1,340 SusWrite 868 382% 1,712 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 80.5 256% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,281 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1,167 880% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 314GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 486 487 487 488 490 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 406 SusWrite 487 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 50.7 167% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 147 117% 168 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 131%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 5.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 180 157 153 172 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 137 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 165 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 474% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 311GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 161 160 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 131 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 162 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 159 158 162 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 157 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 160 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 295% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 127 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 130 Write 135 Mixed 101 SusWrite 130 169% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 40GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 5.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 18.8 Mixed 19.8 SusWrite 16.6 28% 22.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2 138% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.9% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 114%

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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	9,171x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,199x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
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	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
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 $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