Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.1% 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	282% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 22:20
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-8700K-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 319 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1060 103% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,324 82% 1,324 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 99.9 Reflection 114 Parallax 95.5 81% 103 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 101 80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 245GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1813 767 600 603 600 603 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 2,156 Mixed 1,423 SusWrite 831 377% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 79.6 262% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1460 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 1,232 932% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 250GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 425 419 465 437 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 222 Mixed 278 SusWrite 437 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 53.8 176% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 243 211% 314 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 126%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 469 331 286 282 288 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 110 Write 450 Mixed 366 SusWrite 354 74% 320 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 37.1 113% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 290 216% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 483GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 166 170 170 169 170 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 134 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 166 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 114%
H/W RAID5 6TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0960 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 208 207 207 209 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 115 Mixed 71 SusWrite 202 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 128%
H/W RAID0 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 3TB free Firmware: 0956 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 203 210 213 212 213 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 172 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 210 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 227% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC9C SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 164 160 160 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 102 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 158 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 168 168 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 154 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 165 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,227x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,167x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16