Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	20.2% 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	257% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '20 at 07:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$137 321,194 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 (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 286 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 831 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3759) 2GB CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 22.4 21% 22.4 fps	MRender 27.3 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 18.8 19% 23.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 708GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 1386 1392 1408 1405 1409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,443 Write 1540 Mixed 1,086 SusWrite 1,392 308% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 75.4 258% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 268 341% 597 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 255%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 348GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 444 236 218 209 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 448 Mixed 334 SusWrite 295 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 44 160% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 255 202% 280 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 166GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 111 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 68%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 35GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 95 97 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 50.5 Write 51.3 Mixed 42 SusWrite 95.1 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 49.6 MC Write 51.4 MC Mixed 34.7 129% 45.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 35.3 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 43 93% 43 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 121%

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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	9,256x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,269x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,174x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,580x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,335x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,020

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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