Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 15:54
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 955 96% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,255 78% 1,255 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2259 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 113 Parallax 97.3 89% 107 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 101 Splatting 101 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 387 103% 464 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 52.3 188% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 266GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 510 Write 488 Mixed 385 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 50.3 183% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 195 188% 297 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 127 Write 113 Mixed 105 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 147 Write 154 Mixed 95 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$8 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 15GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 133 Write 24 Mixed 36 61% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.2 196% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 35%
SanDisk Ultra T C 16GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 14GB free, PID 5596 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 131 Write 41.2 Mixed 59.3 83% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.8 242% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 2,538 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.5 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 28.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 110%

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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	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

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