Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.2% 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	114% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '19 at 10:36
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 314 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 940 99% 795 Pts	64-Core 966 60% 966 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 92.2 61% 79.5 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 58.5 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 315 307 306 307 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 471 Mixed 438 SusWrite 322 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 56.5 193% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 354 254% 329 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 129%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 719GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 189 190 191 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 157 Mixed 30 SusWrite 189 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 111%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 992GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 101 105 106 110 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 79 Write 109 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 105 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 70%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 567GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 141 140 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 102 Write 138 Mixed 30 SusWrite 140 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 480GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 145 145 147 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 122 Write 101 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 145 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 29 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

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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	6,197x
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	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
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 $300	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