Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.1% 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	99% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 20:59
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 151 2-Core 254 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,146 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

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: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 64.7 58% 69.3 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 58.7 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 402 147 72 55 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 456 Mixed 337 SusWrite 158 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 51.3 172% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 335 257% 348 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 222GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 160 156 160 160 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 104 Write 107 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 157 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 99GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 107 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 100 Write 83.5 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 110 67% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 68%
WDC WD16 00AAJS-00L7A0 160GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 110GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 38 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 34.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 37.3 47% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 22%

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 (81^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 29.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 107%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,318x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,316x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,196x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,989x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,914x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,630x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $69Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,339x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,295x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	948x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	941x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,063

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