Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.7% 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)
Boot Drive	98.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 02:48
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 917 90% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,098 68% 1,098 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 94.7 56% 75.6 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 48.5 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB SSD 7 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 448 449 453 451 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 398 Mixed 324 SusWrite 450 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 36.7 140% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 162 151% 229 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 76GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 113 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 114 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 10GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 109 109 105 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 23.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 28.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 104%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,268x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,278x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,623x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,285x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,069

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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