Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	261% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 06:32
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 680 78% 608 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 133 103% 124 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 119 Splatting 107 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 830 824 836 830 834 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,848 Write 1765 Mixed 1,645 SusWrite 890 345% 1,537 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 63.2 220% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,605 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 1407 1,071% 1,449 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 297%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 326GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 170 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 141 Write 133 Mixed 65 SusWrite 169 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 145GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 149 148 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 147 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 107%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 222GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43% Average	Read 74.7 Write 80.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 74.8 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 28.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 110%

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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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

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 $130Bench 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: $985

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