Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 17:39
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$101 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 258 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 738 78% 624 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 573GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 357 275 383 277 277 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,719 Write 1,565 Mixed 1,070 SusWrite 367 263% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 28.8 196% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 528 505% 779 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 310%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 673GB free Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 384 274 324 338 272 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,654 Write 1,585 Mixed 1047 SusWrite 392 261% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 29.3 187% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 733 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 528 506% 781 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 310%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 462 291 242 244 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 472 Mixed 368 SusWrite 323 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 39.1 140% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 325 247% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 99%
Toshiba MK3259GSXP 320GB-$50 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 99GB free Firmware: GN003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 58 60 61 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 71.4 Write 73.8 Mixed 19 SusWrite 59.6 40% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16D4/4G KHX2666C16/8G KHX2666C16D4/4G KHX2666C16/8G 24GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 27.2 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 93%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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