Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	270% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '19 at 05:50
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 885 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 74.9 62% 76.3 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 71.3 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 309 309 310 306 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,486 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 483 315% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 86.7 301% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 1,012 781% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 218GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 277 278 277 277 297 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 291 Mixed 272 SusWrite 300 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.1 173% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 143 125% 191 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 477GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 378 379 378 379 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 967 Write 785 Mixed 603 SusWrite 413 154% 692 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58.9 208% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 448 376% 547 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 153%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 21GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 46 45 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 49.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 45.2 33% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 53%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 809GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 66 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 63 Write 67 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 65.7 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 27.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 94%

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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	9,167x
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