Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	214% 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.

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Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 14:27
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,118 105% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,173 73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3675 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Lighting 96.9 Reflection 97.8 Parallax 90.3 79% 95 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 87.6 Splatting 78.9 76% 95.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1114 897 944 932 926 917 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,613 Write 1,485 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 955 304% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 53.2 179% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 993 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 773 582% 789 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 297%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 201 194 204 196 200 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 194 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 198 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.7 340% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 136%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 163 Write 169 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 88.6 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.7 344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 137%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 916GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 119 Write 126 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 88.6 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.7 321% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 137%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 924GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 101 101 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 97.7 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 84%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 706GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 115 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 199 Write 200 Mixed 101 SusWrite 113 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.7 339% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 137%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 417GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 221 237 235 223 239 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 117 Write 121 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 231 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 316% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 136%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 211 207 211 208 211 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 196 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 209 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.7 339% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 136%
WDC WD50 00AAKB-00H8A0 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 23GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.7 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 30.1 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 7.1 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 19%
WDC WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 805GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.1% Poor	Read 38.6 Write 37.7 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 39.1 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$32 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 27.8 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,271x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,280x
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 $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,624x

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 $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,286x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $29	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