Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 23:26
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 802 73% 613 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 64.6 54% 67.2 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 63.2 53% 64.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB 6,756 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: S4500104 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 425 Mixed 406 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 34.4 123% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 83.5 DQ Mixed 89.6 69% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 128%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 30GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 105 92 75 68 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 137 Write 111 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 84.5 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 87%
Seagate ST500LM030-1RK17D 500GB 12,805 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 108GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 116 112 114 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 48.7 Write 74.1 Mixed 45 SusWrite 114 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.4 163% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV KD48GU880-36A180T 2x8GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26.1 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.1 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 100%

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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 $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 $178	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