Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	216% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 11:32
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 230 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 899 80% 679 Pts	64-Core 1240 77% 1240 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 68.3 56% 69 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 55.4 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1097 723 725 716 719 712 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,988 Write 1,925 Mixed 1,597 SusWrite 782 352% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 55.8 188% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 631 482% 659 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 297%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 174GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 262 132 86 79 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 210 Mixed 259 SusWrite 178 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 45.8 151% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 242 198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 616GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 110 109 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 100 Write 113 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 108 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 486GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 94 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 85 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 93.2 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 69%

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 (66^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 26 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.5% 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 $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 $177	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