Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.5% 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	291% 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 16:13
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,085 99% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,622 100% 1,622 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.5% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 116 Parallax 110 95% 114 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 100 Splatting 84.6 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 539GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 1164 1193 1198 1204 1190 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,280 Write 2,114 Mixed 1,366 SusWrite 1,178 388% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 72.2 241% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 1,401 DQ Mixed 1,108 859% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 246 244 240 142 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 475 Mixed 414 SusWrite 230 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 52 183% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 224 192% 279 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 251GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 32 33 34 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 65.5 Write 35.9 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 32.8 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 296GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 49 48 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 87.8 Write 91.3 Mixed 67 SusWrite 47.7 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 88GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 15 14 19 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 19.2 Write 10 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 16.3 10% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 188% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 94%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 195GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 84 89 86 87 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 65.3 Write 46.4 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 84.6 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 67%
Generic- SD/MMC 197GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 151GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	7.72% Terrible	Read 16.7 Write 13.7 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 13.9 18% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1 62% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.72% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 25.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 28.3 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 107%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,243x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,171x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,618x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,140x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,282x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16