Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	96.3% 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	181% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 11:06
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 931 93% 754 Pts	64-Core 988 61% 988 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 116 Parallax 117 98% 118 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 106 Splatting 98.9 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 699GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 791 818 809 825 825 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 974 Write 930 Mixed 897 SusWrite 766 201% 892 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.2 186% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 401 422% 701 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 516GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 1233 1325 1307 1336 1335 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,630 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,238 SusWrite 1,224 316% 1,405 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 70.3 240% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 415 432% 718 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 236GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 437 439 438 446 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 363 Write 433 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 439 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 8.9 55% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36 DQ Write 14.2 DQ Mixed 16.7 15% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 73 77 97 98 97 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	53.2% Above average	Read 161 Write 107 Mixed 127 SusWrite 88 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 28.4 117% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 107 86% 123 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 171 176 179 167 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 90.4 Write 111 Mixed 72 SusWrite 171 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 238% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 5.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 171 168 175 173 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 164 Write 162 Mixed 170 SusWrite 171 230% 167 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 2.8 255% 5.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 74.5% 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 (76^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 111%

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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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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