Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 90.8%, 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	117% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 20:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 896 81% 682 Pts	64-Core 912 56% 912 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 122 Parallax 128 105% 126 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 123 Splatting 101 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 463 455 437 404 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 449 SusWrite 436 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 50.8 171% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 291 238% 339 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 869GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 480 471 484 490 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 464 SusWrite 482 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 55.5 184% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.45% Terrible	Read 22.8 Write 12.7 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 6.4 17% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 28% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.45% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 31.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,220x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,239x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,161x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16