Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 27% Raft


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	20.3% 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	267% 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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 03:49
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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-$137 321,194 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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 950 98% 792 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% 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)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 22.4 21% 22.4 fps	MRender 27.3 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 19.1 19% 24 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.3% 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% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 1510 1523 1533 1533 1534 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,484 Write 1,552 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 1,521 318% 1,410 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 75.5 259% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 270 345% 606 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 255%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 152GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 459 241 219 209 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 443 Mixed 333 SusWrite 298 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.9 168% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 252 213% 310 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 192GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 117 118 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 110 Write 109 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 118 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 68%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 207GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 75.8 Write 75 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 73.5 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.9% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.4% 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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,293x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,189x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,904x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,289x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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