Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	45.6% 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	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 09:36
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 147 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,027 97% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,570 97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 52.7 Parallax 43.1 45% 50.3 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 50 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 47 30 19 43 52 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.9% Above average	Read 225 Write 245 Mixed 255 SusWrite 63.6 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 25.6 118% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 42.2 93% 188 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 76GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,465 Write 1,477 Mixed 1,281 383% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 80.7 274% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 1,012 806% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 510GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 110 108 109 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 109 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 68%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 266GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 120 119 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 114 Write 103 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 119 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 69%
SMI USB DISK 4GB 2,026 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.5 2.8 4 3.7 3.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14.5 Write 1 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 3.4 6% 6.03 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 2x8GB 1,769 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.1% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 17.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 17.9 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 122%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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