Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.5% 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	223% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '22 at 01:09
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,074 97% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 103 Parallax 108 98% 111 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 97.2 Splatting 88.9 87% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 819 1208 1320 1330 1340 1325 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,760 Write 1,459 Mixed 1,255 SusWrite 1,224 320% 1,424 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 62.7 202% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 394 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 362 263% 345 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 516GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 1494 1484 1481 1484 1495 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,685 Write 1,485 Mixed 1265 SusWrite 1,474 332% 1,477 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 63.3 208% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 323 243% 326 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 237GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 417 435 434 438 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 396 Write 434 Mixed 329 SusWrite 409 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 31.1 112% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 98.9 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 86.3 94% 152 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 84 89 85 92 96 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.1% Average	Read 151 Write 119 Mixed 132 SusWrite 90.4 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 29.9 104% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 82.9 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 67 58% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 166 164 166 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 152 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 169 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 246% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 177 176 176 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 184 Write 191 Mixed 198 SusWrite 178 258% 188 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 1.6 308% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.3 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 27.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 111%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,188x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,213x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,141x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,561x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,273x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16