Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	256% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '20 at 21:55
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 865 92% 736 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 610GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1835 963 976 978 966 976 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,387 Write 2,551 Mixed 1,571 SusWrite 1,116 376% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 76.4 267% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1010 DQ Write 1,230 DQ Mixed 1,409 982% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 298%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 330GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 828 835 841 832 839 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,499 Write 1,811 Mixed 1,455 SusWrite 957 323% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 75.1 259% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,594 DQ Write 1,268 DQ Mixed 1433 1,072% 1,432 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 276%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 115GB free Firmware: AX1P5J SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 68 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 67.4 Write 67.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 67 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB 5,753 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 1GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 5.8 5 4.9 5 4.8 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	9.48% Terrible	Read 38 Write 6.2 Mixed 12 SusWrite 4.9 16% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.7 129% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.48% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 28.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

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