Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	301% 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 (15%). 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	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 2880 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,259 112% 947 Pts	64-Core 1,248 77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% 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)	60.4% Good	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 67.4 61% 73.3 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 70.1 58% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 271GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 474 479 480 484 481 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 478 Mixed 398 SusWrite 476 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 49.6 164% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 357 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 471GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 1223 1194 1075 1000 994 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,225 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,637 SusWrite 1,164 408% 1,816 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 78.1 256% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1500 DQ Write 1,231 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,006% 1,354 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 329%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 422GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 94.3 Write 93.5 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 74.2 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 413GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 102 96 98 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 38 SusWrite 96.4 64% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 201GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 103 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 133 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 101 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%
WD My Passport 259D 4TB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 88 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 98.7 Write 98.8 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 86.4 116% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 42%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 31.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% 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