Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '21 at 17:13
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 631 72% 560 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.5% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 79.4 43% 64.1 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 44.7 45% 56.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 53%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 399 Mixed 434 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 46.7 160% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 291 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 114%

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

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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