Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.5% 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	287% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	Feb 03 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,188 108% 905 Pts	64-Core 1,233 76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% 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: 441.87 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 117 Parallax 110 96% 115 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 100 Splatting 86.1 86% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 1185 1397 1576 1575 1552 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,819 Write 1,654 Mixed 112 SusWrite 1,344 275% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 80.3 271% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 426 498% 856 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 298GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 416 454 463 462 458 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 397 Write 410 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 430 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 8 56% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 14.1 DQ Mixed 16.9 15% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 64GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 85 83 82 95 95 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	55.5% Above average	Read 157 Write 125 Mixed 128 SusWrite 89.1 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 83 4K Mixed 31.3 125% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 110 87% 121 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 162 155 158 159 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 38.5 Write 120 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 154 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 320% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.8% 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 (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 27.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 29.3 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% 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