Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	144% 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '18 at 17:45
Run Duration	438 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,145 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti D5 CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 37.8 32% 36.1 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 36 Splatting 35.2 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 693 721 724 659 767 744 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 602 Write 705 Mixed 636 SusWrite 718 151% 665 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 53.3 192% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 254 224% 335 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 153%
Seagate 600 240GB-$215 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 123GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 379 412 380 369 347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 447 Mixed 333 SusWrite 390 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 36.8 141% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 249 211% 308 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 175 176 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 174 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 52 Mixed 42 SusWrite 52.8 37% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 46%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 31.9 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 29.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% 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	9,169x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
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	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $973

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