Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	298% 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	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 292 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,170 104% 881 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.39% Terrible	Lighting 6.87 Reflection 90.7 Parallax 9.12 6% 35.5 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 17.1 11% 12.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.39% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1576 1672 1556 650 1389 701 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,442 Write 1,736 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 1,257 384% 1,720 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 76.4 259% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 1,193 DQ Mixed 487 505% 809 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 311%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 223GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 349 105 70 59 57 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 638 Write 401 Mixed 356 SusWrite 188 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 26.9 121% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 495 DQ Mixed 203 193% 290 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 528 529 536 527 533 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 462 Write 424 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 527 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 1.3 12% 4.83 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 11.1 11% 17.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 188%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 4,119 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 32.3 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

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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	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

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	1,322x
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 $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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