Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	108% 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	259% 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	28.5 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 20:48
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$429 354,223 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 95.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,266 112% 952 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: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 116 Parallax 134 111% 129 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 120 Splatting 108 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 957 968 967 775 699 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 2,231 Mixed 1,774 SusWrite 943 391% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 70.2 241% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,157 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 1,036 773% 1032 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 338GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 470 458 424 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 446 Mixed 426 SusWrite 448 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 49.7 170% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 292 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB 1,877 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 164GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 496 333 272 276 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 339 Mixed 477 SusWrite 358 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56.6 202% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 126%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 85GB free Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 392 394 393 393 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 436 Write 381 Mixed 354 SusWrite 358 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 36.3 133% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 177 136% 180 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 759GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 168 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 154 Mixed 103 SusWrite 171 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% 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)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.5% 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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,291x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,188x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,903x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,289x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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