Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 00:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 268 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,117 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 125 Parallax 138 104% 130 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 126 Splatting 101 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 722GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 389 462 462 463 464 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 446 Mixed 335 SusWrite 413 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 283 229% 325 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 223GB free Firmware: CS900B12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 203 214 207 208 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 406 Mixed 334 SusWrite 212 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 42.8 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 207 179% 262 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 91%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 45 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 172 Write 39.2 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 43.7 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 44 45 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 184 Write 42 Mixed 44 SusWrite 44.4 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 94%

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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	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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	1,323x
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 $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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