Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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.
Boot Drive	231% 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	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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '19 at 03:30
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,156 104% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 632 637 620 609 612 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,807 Write 1420 Mixed 602 SusWrite 653 249% 1,121 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 57.2 210% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 1395 DQ Mixed 848 749% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 254%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 455GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 477 475 474 477 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 471 Mixed 323 SusWrite 469 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.1 156% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 248 214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 200GB free Firmware: X21100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 475 474 472 474 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 475 Mixed 338 SusWrite 465 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.4 171% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 160 160% 261 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 2,761 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 32GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 18.5 Mixed 23 SusWrite 19.1 30% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.6 115% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 29.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 107%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

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	1,602x

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	1,321x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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