Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '19 at 06:31
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 728 82% 641 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 103% 124 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 124 Splatting 97.5 103% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2496 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,302 444% 2,001 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 74.5 258% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,582 DQ Write 1,405 DQ Mixed 1,470 1,108% 1,486 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 97 99 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 69.6 Write 82.5 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 98.1 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 965GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 111 107 105 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 66 Write 80.7 Mixed 68 SusWrite 104 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 189% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 90%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 94GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 43 44 47 44 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 47.7 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 44.2 117% 109 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 10.5 976% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18.2 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 11.9 843% 13.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 104%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
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	1,122x

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: $973

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