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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	190% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 19:02
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 739 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 1070 950 994 926 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 915 Write 965 Mixed 670 SusWrite 917 195% 867 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 57.5 203% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 586 495% 722 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 210%
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261 4,179 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: 5.81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 192 170 238 173 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 288 Mixed 304 SusWrite 198 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 47.7 173% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 273 203% 268 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 93%
Patriot P210 1TB 751 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 485GB free Firmware: S1128B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 427 429 428 432 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 368 Mixed 380 SusWrite 431 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 30.4 136% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 0.3 77% 184 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 21 22 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 39.3 Mixed 30.4 SusWrite 21.6 43% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 64%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 714GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 22 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 33.9 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 21.3 39% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 28.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,122x

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	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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