Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	272% 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	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	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 16:59
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,194 106% 898 Pts	64-Core 1580 98% 1580 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 69 Parallax 87.5 58% 75.7 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 58 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 820 821 815 805 804 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,637 Write 2,407 Mixed 1,789 SusWrite 833 428% 1,916 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 75.2 247% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 840 633% 853 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 882GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2386 2116 1179 1198 1194 1195 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,527 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,757 SusWrite 1,545 460% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 76.1 251% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 928 698% 937 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 878GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 192 191 192 190 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 127 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 188 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 205 202 202 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 188 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 203 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4W.M16FE1 4x16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 31.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 124%

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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	6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
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 $95Bench 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	1,122x

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 $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 $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