Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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	91.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	313% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 22:08
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	20%

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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-$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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,159 102% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 118 Parallax 110 95% 115 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 86.7 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 1358 812 811 808 807 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 2,356 Mixed 1,738 SusWrite 967 427% 1,909 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 86.4 283% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,531 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 1,407 1,053% 1,404 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 355%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 560% 7.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 399 395 396 395 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 394 Write 368 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 396 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 1.9 37% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 3.7 7% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 867%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 18GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 37 16 19 17 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 163 Write 66.7 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 28.1 102% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3 194% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 29.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 154%

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

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

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 $177	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