Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


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 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	204% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 23:45
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-9700K-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 1,034 92% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,012 63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 152 Parallax 152 120% 150 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 132 Splatting 118 116% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 661 152 367 159 167 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,412 Mixed 1062 SusWrite 382 244% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 74.1 255% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 323 411% 733 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 282%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 313GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 390 391 392 394 396 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 412 Mixed 242 SusWrite 379 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 36.8 148% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 283 231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 219GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 297 298 299 299 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 456 Mixed 395 SusWrite 300 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 55.4 186% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 179GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,690 Write 6,192 Mixed 7,164 1,633% 7,349 MB/s	4K Read 589 4K Write 297 4K Mixed 367 1,521% 418 MB/s	DQ Read 1,799 DQ Write 1,104 DQ Mixed 1,328 1,023% 1,411 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 200 199 199 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 161 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 197 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 28.1 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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	6,232x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,154x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,970x
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 $150Bench 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	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16