Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
Boot Drive	98.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 05:30
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,068 97% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,568 97% 1,568 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 2075) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 145 Parallax 146 127% 149 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 111% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 BICS4 1TB 7,638 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 824GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 332 374 364 363 361 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 438 Mixed 384 SusWrite 347 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 30.5 140% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 178 178% 288 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 156 84 88 88 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 446 Write 274 Mixed 257 SusWrite 122 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 19.1 73% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 90.4 DQ Mixed 42 48% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 53%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1663 2293 1358 1183 1182 1185 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,502 Write 2,274 Mixed 1,588 SusWrite 1,477 439% 1,961 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 74.1 244% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 681 DQ Mixed 885 667% 905 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 162GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 184 183 184 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 139 Mixed 85 SusWrite 183 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 187 188 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 192 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 187 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 152 152 150 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 144 Write 134 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 149 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 117 116 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 116 137% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 135%

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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