Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.8% 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)
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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 05:37
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 808 85% 678 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 59.8 53% 64.3 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 61 Splatting 53.3 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,843 Write 7,188 Mixed 7659 1,758% 7,897 MB/s	4K Read 610 4K Write 312 4K Mixed 397 1,597% 439 MB/s	DQ Read 1,843 DQ Write 1,408 DQ Mixed 1,386 1,102% 1,546 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 77GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 358 355 359 355 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 326 Mixed 313 SusWrite 357 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 39.7 152% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 130 156% 274 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 338GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 82 84 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 100 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 83 67% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 438GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 101 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 126 Write 111 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 101 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 319GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 94 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 90.7 Write 45.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 93 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	6,196x
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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $40	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