Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.9% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 22:21
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 756 83% 654 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 3677) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	28.8% Poor	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 42.5 27% 36.7 fps	MRender 48 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 35.2 33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 429 462 468 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 457 Mixed 301 SusWrite 433 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.3 148% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 323 233% 298 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 886GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 131 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 164 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 769GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 184 184 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 115 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 183 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 113%
WD WD6001FFWX-68Z39N0 6TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 216 210 212 212 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 235 Mixed 120 SusWrite 212 134% 183 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 347% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 449GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 83 85 86 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 87.7 Write 88.8 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 82.8 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 169 177 180 182 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 172 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 376% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3733 C17 Series 2x8GB 1,545 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 31.1 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,322x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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