Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing 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.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.9% 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	217% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '22 at 19:24
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing 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 i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 289 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,139 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,575 98% 1,575 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 99.5 Parallax 115 98% 112 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 113 Splatting 91.3 92% 116 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 1172 1170 419 279 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,217 Mixed 1,048 SusWrite 748 253% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 74.2 251% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 806 DQ Write 675 DQ Mixed 323 356% 602 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 61GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,697 Write 9,008 Mixed 9,006 2,062% 9,237 MB/s	4K Read 744 4K Write 324 4K Mixed 393 1,804% 487 MB/s	DQ Read 1,552 DQ Write 953 DQ Mixed 1,058 841% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 335GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 852 807 806 805 809 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,324 Write 2,100 Mixed 1,498 SusWrite 1,044 390% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 90.5 302% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 1,039 788% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 355%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 571GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 100 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 101 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 101 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 108 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 28.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns

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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	9,170x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,199x
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	1,604x

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	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
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 $295	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