Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	93.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 17:23
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 910 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 124 Parallax 122 121% 131 fps	MRender 158 Gravity 112 Splatting 93.9 96% 121 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate SSD 250GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: ST8S1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 276 233 280 233 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 395 Mixed 406 SusWrite 252 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 41.3 159% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 74.5 DQ Mixed 204 154% 215 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 104%
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000L1 128GB 5,980 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 119GB free Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 494 Write 136 Mixed 164 SusWrite 133 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 27.8 154% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 63.8 96% 188 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 212GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 316 312 310 311 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 399 SusWrite 328 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.4 227% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 176 166 178 186 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 122 Write 140 Mixed 66 SusWrite 175 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 - $289

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,148x
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	1,601x

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: $1,099

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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