Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	230% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 20:42
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$380 292,441 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 (7^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 268 99% 172 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 824 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 1,206 81% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$510 399,694 User benchmarks, average bench 118% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 148 Parallax 148 123% 149 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 114% 143 fps
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 6,099 User benchmarks, average bench 281% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1961 2009 2010 944 500 503 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,551 Write 1,995 Mixed 1,480 SusWrite 1,321 358% 1,587 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63 214% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 538 DQ Write 412 DQ Mixed 484 360% 478 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 379%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 51,215 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 169GB free Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 141 141 141 145 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 430 Write 371 Mixed 161 SusWrite 171 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 9 66% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 36.2 47% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58 616,662 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 178 177 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 136 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 177 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,227,452 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: AP15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 180 194 184 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 138 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 177 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x16GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 30.6 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 110%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $172

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $290Bench 97%, 332,643 samples	8,701x
Core i9-9900KIntel $380Bench 98%, 292,441 samples	5,336x
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 95%, 233,603 samples	5,043x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples	3,158x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 331,610 samples	1,922x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 138%, 160,541 samples	1,570x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 308%, 203,710 samples	1,496x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 290%, 259,680 samples	1,343x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $108Bench 114%, 370,329 samples	1,336x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 84%, 186,431 samples	1,870x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples	1,232x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	1,197x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16