Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91% 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	298% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 06:20
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 772 83% 659 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 109 Parallax 117 95% 114 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 100 Splatting 82.2 83% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 815 654 796 792 770 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 2,303 Mixed 1,548 SusWrite 813 402% 1,803 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 82.8 271% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,516 DQ Write 1,261 DQ Mixed 1339 1,016% 1372 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 355%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 155GB free Firmware: EXD7201Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 294 295 295 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,157 Write 1,219 Mixed 1,097 SusWrite 444 272% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 76.7 260% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 988 792% 1098 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 249%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 277GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 473 464 468 466 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 469 Mixed 424 SusWrite 469 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 43 143% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 349 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
Seagate BUP Portable 5TB 5,996 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 119 119 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 108 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 116 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.9 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% 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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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