Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	340% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 05:13
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	VAT-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 627 72% 560 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% ASRock(1849 5032) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1591 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.6% Poor	Lighting 0.73 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 58.7 1% 46.3 fps	MRender 76.8 Gravity 78.9 Splatting 65.5 60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1990 2026 1589 1487 1486 1523 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,563 Write 2327 Mixed 1,878 SusWrite 1,683 474% 2,113 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 78.7 255% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 1,210 913% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 422GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 478 480 481 428 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 477 Mixed 454 SusWrite 438 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 55 185% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 400GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 426 427 428 430 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 509 Write 443 Mixed 408 SusWrite 381 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 22.5 102% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 40.7 94% 192 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 447GB free Firmware: SBFA15.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 437 286 228 228 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 449 Mixed 364 SusWrite 308 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 40.3 150% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 228 197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 102%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 316GB free Firmware: SBFA15.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 433 386 220 222 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 242 Write 106 Mixed 351 SusWrite 320 58% 255 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 40.4 151% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 228 197% 290 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 982GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 174 176 174 175 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 127 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 172 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$36 590 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 11GB free, PID 1697 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 182 Write 90.4 Mixed 34 SusWrite 93.2 118% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 44% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 34.5 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 32 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 105%

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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	9,146x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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