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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.5% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 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	May 13 '21 at 17:25
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 (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 248 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 691 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.3% 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	42.5% Average	Lighting 51.4 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 77.9 42% 62.6 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 43.8 44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 53%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 386 Mixed 416 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 47.6 152% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 290 237% 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)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.7 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.2% 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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,221x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,239x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16