Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.2% 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	358% 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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 11:47
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	VAT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 778 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% ASRock(1849 5032) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 102 62% 82.6 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 80 Splatting 53.8 54% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1797 1657 1657 1625 1538 1529 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 2,394 Mixed 1,838 SusWrite 1,634 475% 2,117 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.8 287% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,643 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 1427 1,076% 1,449 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 419GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 487 487 487 416 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 482 Mixed 453 SusWrite 442 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 53.9 181% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 849GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 175 176 173 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 135 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 171 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3274 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 33.9 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	9,170x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,199x
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	1,604x

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	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
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 $295	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