Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.6% 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	292% 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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 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 30 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 273 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,174 105% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$291 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 116 Parallax 110 95% 114 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 86 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 704GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 1416 1486 1600 1591 1601 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,805 Write 1,655 Mixed 110 SusWrite 1,466 281% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 80.7 272% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 1,025 DQ Mixed 430 490% 834 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 217GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 23 87 466 466 465 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 412 Write 266 Mixed 322 SusWrite 278 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 35.8 136% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 170 157% 238 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 87 80 96 97 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.5% Above average	Read 154 Write 110 Mixed 128 SusWrite 91.8 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 30.9 128% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 110 70% 78 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 149 151 149 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 57.3 Write 75 Mixed 63 SusWrite 148 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.2% 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 (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 30 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% 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	9,227x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,165x

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