Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 14:09
Run Duration	336 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 283 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,183 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 1,182 73% 1,182 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 88 Parallax 75.4 79% 86.9 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 79.9 Splatting 78.5 63% 76.8 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1688 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,255 389% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85.3 284% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,533 DQ Mixed 1171 915% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 181GB free Firmware: DXM03B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 207 219 345 380 371 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 278 Mixed 267 SusWrite 292 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.8 179% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 140 155% 263 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 280GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2306 785 787 785 787 785 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,500 Write 2,342 Mixed 1,464 SusWrite 1,039 410% 1,836 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 89.2 294% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,877 DQ Write 1,695 DQ Mixed 1,767 1,330% 1,779 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 355%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 167GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 302 302 302 302 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 389 Write 383 Mixed 357 SusWrite 313 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 28.6 94% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 77.7 78% 126 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 401GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 95 87 76 78 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 95.1 Write 76.6 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 79 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 18GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 71 70 71 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 12.1 Mixed 37 SusWrite 68.5 32% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 219GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 83 78 89 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 89.8 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 81.8 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 28.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 32.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% 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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $854Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

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	1,121x

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

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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 $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