Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	259% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '22 at 21:11
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,044 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 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: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 114 Parallax 117 98% 117 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 105 Splatting 99.1 93% 116 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% 697GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 772 1284 1356 1372 1383 1372 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,692 Write 1,563 Mixed 1,280 SusWrite 1,256 325% 1,448 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.7 240% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 436 455% 752 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 515GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1456 687 173 255 173 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1724 Write 1,569 Mixed 1,261 SusWrite 716 295% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 76.3 253% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 425 448% 745 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 236GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 423 434 436 438 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 371 Write 327 Mixed 329 SusWrite 407 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 32.7 124% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 168 155% 235 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 79 95 83 92 95 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	52.8% Above average	Read 158 Write 114 Mixed 128 SusWrite 89.6 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 27.8 116% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 113 89% 124 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 172 176 176 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 131 Write 122 Mixed 70 SusWrite 170 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 244% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 7TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 194 191 194 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 186 Mixed 193 SusWrite 190 259% 188 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.5 339% 6.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 92.9% 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 (82^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 27.6 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.9% 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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,185x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,212x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,138x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
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	1,127x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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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 $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16