Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	182% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 14:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 826 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 156 Parallax 174 132% 164 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 64 53 99 105 103 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,458 Write 1,526 Mixed 1047 SusWrite 216 237% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 71.8 250% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 850 DQ Mixed 272 337% 586 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 255%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 149GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 438 228 219 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 417 Mixed 330 SusWrite 293 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 44.9 160% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 254 212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 192GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 117 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 118 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 207GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 78.7 Write 77.9 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 74.3 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3900 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 47.3 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 32.5 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,216x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,236x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,155x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,890x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,135x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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