Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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	95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 15:46
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,168 105% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 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)	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 117 98% 116 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 107 Splatting 97.1 92% 114 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 818GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 1315 1456 1477 1539 1507 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,769 Write 1,522 Mixed 1,291 SusWrite 1,366 334% 1,487 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 63.5 209% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 470 DQ Mixed 341 277% 387 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 168GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 433 448 455 38 3.2 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 373 Write 367 Mixed 330 SusWrite 280 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 31.2 117% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 96.7 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 97.6 103% 163 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 41GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 79 93 87 93 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	49.7% Average	Read 152 Write 116 Mixed 132 SusWrite 90.1 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 27.7 110% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 85.8 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 60.8 57% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 158 153 153 145 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 111 Write 132 Mixed 69 SusWrite 151 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.5% 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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 27.4 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,240x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16