Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1900 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 14:00
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$136 321,194 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 95.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 330 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 941 99% 792 Pts	64-Core 936 58% 936 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 (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 130 Parallax 132 110% 132 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 120 Splatting 108 109% 138 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
M Series NVMe SSD 512G 512GB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,298 Write 71 Mixed 134 520% 2,501 MB/s	4K Read 900 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 8.8 1,378% 304 MB/s
Poor: 128% Great: 251%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 191 Write 45.2 Mixed 95.5 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 5.6 1,434% 9.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% 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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 27.1 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 27.7 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 107%

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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	9,244x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,171x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,618x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,140x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,283x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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