Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 20:37
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,201 108% 910 Pts	64-Core 1,203 74% 1,203 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 04C2) CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 61 Parallax 83.7 51% 69.1 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 45.2 46% 57 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,579 Write 2,366 Mixed 139 372% 1,694 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 91.3 316% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 674 693% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 370%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 2277 2373 2342 2373 2373 2342 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	397% Outstanding	Read 2,428 Write 2,391 Mixed 194 SusWrite 2,347 412% 1,840 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 90.9 316% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1373 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 680 685% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 397% Great: 370%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 291 311 321 300 342 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 337 Write 303 Mixed 66 SusWrite 310 184% 254 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.1 750% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 236%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 26.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 38.3 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 21.9 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 97%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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