Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.2% 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	333% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 21:18
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 307 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,193 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,663 103% 1,663 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 67 61% 73.3 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 71 Splatting 65.1 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$185 3,141 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1508 1494 1501 1510 1494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 1,715 Mixed 1,319 SusWrite 1,487 394% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 86.3 283% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,219 899% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 354%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 445GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 446 443 445 444 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 422 Mixed 403 SusWrite 444 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 29.7 145% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 45.1 96% 192 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
Sandisk SD7SB7S512G1122 512GB 1,543 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 60GB free Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 262 258 253 253 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 371 Mixed 279 SusWrite 264 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.6 169% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 221 192% 287 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 216 216 221 216 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 174GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 122 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 120 Write 117 Mixed 89 SusWrite 123 152% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 68%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 193GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 147 142 146 148 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 147 Write 154 Mixed 109 SusWrite 148 190% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.9 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 131%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,225 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,148x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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