Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91% 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	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '19 at 14:47
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,223 108% 919 Pts	64-Core 1,223 76% 1,223 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 116 Parallax 109 94% 114 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 83.6 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 401 433 460 459 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 383 Mixed 316 SusWrite 422 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 34.1 133% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 167 157% 240 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 102%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 780GB free Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 1330 1508 1601 1603 1589 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 1,677 Mixed 120 SusWrite 1,453 282% 1,262 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 76.7 264% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 431 497% 850 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 311%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 112GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 86 87 82 96 95 MB/s Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.9% Above average	Read 156 Write 114 Mixed 131 SusWrite 90.1 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 32.1 126% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 111 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 157 154 153 143 161 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 94.3 Write 120 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 153 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.4 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 30.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,232x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,168x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
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	1,573x
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 $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	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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