Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	209% 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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1900 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '20 at 17:58
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 162 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 962 98% 794 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 401E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 131 Parallax 134 111% 133 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 119 Splatting 108 109% 138 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1514 525 479 651 302 639 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,715 Write 1,567 Mixed 1,168 SusWrite 685 287% 1,284 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 48.1 222% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 411 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 658 524% 709 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 251%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 128 128 130 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 48.7 Write 118 Mixed 54 SusWrite 125 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.4 258% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,494 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 29.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,291x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,188x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,903x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,097

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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