Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	344% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,173 104% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 145 Parallax 155 128% 152 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 128 Splatting 103 109% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 844GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1475 1775 1831 1837 1843 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,197 SusWrite 1,647 429% 1,919 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 73.1 239% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,624 DQ Write 1,330 DQ Mixed 1,302 1,023% 1,419 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 425%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 177GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 575 573 576 579 579 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 923 Write 898 Mixed 678 SusWrite 612 175% 778 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 52.1 171% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 691 522% 700 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 313%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB 740 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 100GB free Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 447 429 450 450 446 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,038 Write 431 Mixed 392 SusWrite 443 127% 576 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 34.4 136% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 427 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 147 146% 243 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 355GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 76.1 Write 68.9 Mixed 48 SusWrite 87.3 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 68%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 163 160 163 164 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 51.9 Write 119 Mixed 56 SusWrite 159 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.5% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 115%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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