Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 13:58
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,180 102% 875 Pts	64-Core 1170 72% 1170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 8.04 Parallax 115 101% 82.1 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 106 Splatting 89.2 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 805GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 1242 1481 1481 1482 1473 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,797 Write 1506 Mixed 1,306 SusWrite 1365 335% 1,494 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 68.4 221% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 474 DQ Mixed 347 280% 388 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 168GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 404 457 459 459 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 381 Write 440 Mixed 351 SusWrite 430 91% 400 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 31.2 123% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 100 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 98 104% 165 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 65GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 79 92 96 93 91 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52% Above average	Read 148 Write 118 Mixed 131 SusWrite 91.6 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 30.3 118% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 85.4 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 62.4 57% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 178 178 182 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 148 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 178 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 223% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 27.6 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 28.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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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	9,173x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

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	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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