Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 00:46
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$200 233,423 User benchmarks, average bench 95% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 261 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 726 79% 615 Pts	64-Core 719 48% 719 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 205,649 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.6% Good	Lighting 85.9 Reflection 84.1 Parallax 79.1 69% 83 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 68.1 63% 82.7 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$48 56,520 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 429 433 445 392 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 441 Mixed 440 SusWrite 420 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 48.5 162% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 272 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$52 331,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 663GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 154 153 149 155 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 133 Write 152 Mixed 76 SusWrite 153 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 110%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$60 18,910 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 378GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 94 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 94 Write 88.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 92.3 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$104 191,461 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 110%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $164

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $277Bench 97%, 357,936 samples	9,456x
Core i9-9900KIntel $375Bench 98%, 328,316 samples	5,957x
Core i5-9600KIntel $200Bench 95%, 233,423 samples	5,406x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 427,308 samples	3,343x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 343,764 samples	2,077x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $770Bench 138%, 171,691 samples	1,651x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $137Bench 307%, 214,902 samples	1,666x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $70Bench 271%, 317,552 samples	1,475x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 286%, 264,269 samples	1,460x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $107Bench 83%, 209,256 samples	2,021x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,583 samples	1,337x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	1,260x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $1,194

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $230	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $151	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $336	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16