Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95% 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	206% 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	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 22:26
Run Duration	541 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1027 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,393 86% 1,393 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 (91^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 99.6 Parallax 116 98% 112 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 111 Splatting 91.1 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 543 1123 953 467 278 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,496 Write 1,182 Mixed 982 SusWrite 607 238% 1,067 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 72.6 246% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 322 354% 595 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,463 Write 9,327 Mixed 9,096 2,078% 9,295 MB/s	4K Read 706 4K Write 340 4K Mixed 378 1,733% 474 MB/s	DQ Read 1,497 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 1,058 831% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 159GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1896 862 860 862 864 858 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 2,422 Mixed 1,840 SusWrite 1,034 444% 1,985 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 87.7 292% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 1,008 763% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 355%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 571GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 101 101 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 99.8 67% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 463GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 102 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 28 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 30.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,193x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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