Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	310% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '20 at 23:09
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 833 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6911 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.9% Terrible	Lighting 6.87 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.25 6% 8.95 fps	MRender 8.86 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 16.3 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.9% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$185 3,141 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 782GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 1214 1083 1077 1082 1074 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 1,558 Mixed 1340 SusWrite 1123 364% 1,637 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 85.5 281% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,299 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,126 860% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 354%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 706GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 460 467 463 468 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 474 Mixed 424 SusWrite 464 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.3 191% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 297 240% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 222GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 454 461 458 461 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 14.2 Mixed 339 SusWrite 424 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 56.5 194% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 289 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Seagate Fast SSD 500GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 417GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 198 405 399 403 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 373 Write 379 Mixed 310 SusWrite 354 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 26.6 89% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 150 122% 171 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 7.8 9.2 8.6 8.7 9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 23.2 Write 12.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 8.5 15% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.8 234% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 7,481 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 11.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 91%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,213x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,229x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,153x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,968x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,080

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16