Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	293% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 15:01
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,151 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

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: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 66.8 61% 72.8 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 70.8 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 276GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 466 470 478 484 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 477 Mixed 367 SusWrite 472 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 55.8 185% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 488GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 1157 1075 1039 1046 1000 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 2,118 Mixed 1,615 SusWrite 1,134 394% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 76.1 253% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,446 DQ Write 1,184 DQ Mixed 1,282 969% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 329%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 433GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 90 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 79 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 88.6 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 423GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 54 41 41 29 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 107 Write 43.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 42.2 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 257GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 108 102 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 91 Write 103 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 105 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 72%
SMI USB DISK 32GB 2,299 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 25GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	8.6% Terrible	Read 23 Write 21.3 Mixed 22 SusWrite 11.6 26% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 72% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 113%

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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