Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.2% 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	183% 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.

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	60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 13:30
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 264 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 888 93% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,632 101% 1,632 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 54.5 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.1 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 70.8 56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 443 448 456 460 465 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 2,378 Mixed 685 SusWrite 498 243% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 58.6 210% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,247 DQ Mixed 873 786% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 491%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 703GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 248 250 250 250 250 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.3% Poor	Read 236 Write 255 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 249 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1 8% 4 MB/s	DQ Read 2 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 2.4 3% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 445%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$70 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 53 54 54 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 186 187 186 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 163 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 186 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 4x16GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2714 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 129%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,236x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,249x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,974x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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