Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	249% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 09:05
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 281 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,228 111% 933 Pts	64-Core 1,685 104% 1,685 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FED) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3613 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 120 Parallax 140 114% 133 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 126 Splatting 112 113% 142 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1131 711 751 691 650 716 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,001 Write 2,180 Mixed 1764 SusWrite 775 377% 1,680 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 69.9 242% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,176 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 1048 787% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 338GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 462 469 467 416 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 466 Mixed 442 SusWrite 447 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 49.4 169% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 292 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB 1,877 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 164GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 406 274 272 275 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 495 Mixed 478 SusWrite 333 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63 215% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 85GB free Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 370 370 371 369 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 433 Write 82.5 Mixed 313 SusWrite 370 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 36.1 135% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 175 137% 184 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 759GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 168 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 104 SusWrite 170 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C16-8GISB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C16-8GISB 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.2 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 102%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,243x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,256x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,171x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,618x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,140x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,282x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16