Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55.5% 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	117% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '20 at 04:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 169 2-Core 337 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 671 8-Core 960 102% 815 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 63.3 57% 67.1 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 64 Splatting 59.3 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM20E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 63 222 218 126 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 854 Write 240 Mixed 314 SusWrite 145 85% 388 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 42.3 193% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 466 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 297 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 226%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 38GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 308 300 272 252 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 487 Mixed 406 SusWrite 298 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.4 195% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 752GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 238 242 241 242 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 175 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 241 134% 183 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 261% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 28.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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	6,197x
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	1,122x

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 $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