Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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	95.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	322% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '20 at 08:13
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th 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-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,080 101% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 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% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 114 Parallax 127 96% 119 fps	MRender 161 Gravity 113 Splatting 92.5 96% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmt ASM105x 240GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 151GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 291 302 299 301 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 330 Write 310 Mixed 243 SusWrite 288 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 21.5 75% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 56.2 68% 117 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 65%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 707GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1678 1493 1500 1505 1504 1224 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,750 SusWrite 1,484 449% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 74 245% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,503 DQ Write 905 DQ Mixed 1,130 861% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 61GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 337 331 319 316 319 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 466 Mixed 460 SusWrite 316 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 53.1 177% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS SSD 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 273GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 401 468 469 466 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 431 SusWrite 412 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 55.1 189% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 24.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 114%

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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	9,288x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,290x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,187x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,903x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	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 $45	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