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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	227% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 718 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 104%

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% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 406 408 406 406 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,229 Write 1,942 Mixed 1,437 SusWrite 454 338% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 70.7 230% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 889 660% 879 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 108GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 309 309 310 307 307 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 469 Mixed 384 SusWrite 323 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 49.2 168% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 673GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 131 132 132 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 92 SusWrite 131 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 85%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 1,890 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 680GB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 92 91 90 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 79 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 90.7 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 97%

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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 $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	1,121x

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 $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