Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	43.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 16:36
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,122 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 110 Reflection 140 Parallax 93.7 89% 114 fps	MRender 162 Gravity 124 Splatting 102 103% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFR200480G 480GB 1,822 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000056R8 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 475 Write 424 Mixed 349 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 42.7 149% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 202 181% 275 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 103%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 905GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2100 2075 2080 1994 1381 1419 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 2,075 Mixed 1,525 SusWrite 1,841 436% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 79.3 265% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,673 DQ Write 1,402 DQ Mixed 1,532 1,149% 1,536 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 435%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 500GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 93 93 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 164 Write 160 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 95.2 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 14.2 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 3.9 17% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.4 140% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 48GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 32.3 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% 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