Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	303% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '21 at 19:34
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 903 96% 767 Pts	64-Core 895 55% 895 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 C753) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3670 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 120 Parallax 138 112% 132 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 122 Splatting 112 112% 141 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 880 868 852 859 854 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,830 SusWrite 864 423% 1,893 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 85.2 279% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,525 DQ Write 1,140 DQ Mixed 1,269 966% 1,311 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 355%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 166 164 166 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 156 Mixed 105 SusWrite 167 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 27.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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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	9,229x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,167x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16