Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.5% 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	244% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 00:05
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 306 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,185 105% 890 Pts	64-Core 1159 72% 1159 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 114 Parallax 117 97% 117 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 107 Splatting 99.6 93% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 821GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 998 1350 1495 1514 1504 1500 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,810 Write 1,544 Mixed 1,307 SusWrite 1,393 340% 1,513 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 67.1 221% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 452 DQ Mixed 350 277% 381 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 168GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 441 456 463 461 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 444 Mixed 340 SusWrite 436 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 34.2 126% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 99.4 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 97.2 103% 164 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 41GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 78 86 92 86 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.8% Above average	Read 153 Write 114 Mixed 124 SusWrite 88.7 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 31.5 120% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 85 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 63.6 58% 86.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 146 147 158 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 104 Write 144 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 148 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 235% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 27.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 27 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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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	9,175x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,324x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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