Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '22 at 18:01
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 1,123 99% 841 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 242 200 203 156 172 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 256 Mixed 319 SusWrite 206 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 41 145% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 197 175% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 103%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 381GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 357 359 350 275 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 431 Mixed 309 SusWrite 355 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 41.4 149% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 180 154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 107%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 369 371 361 284 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 455 Mixed 429 SusWrite 367 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 52.8 176% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 158GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 160 160 159 139 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 74 Write 79.1 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 153 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 51% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 161 162 157 135 170 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 150 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 155 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x16GB 5,153 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 47%

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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	9,166x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

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 $45	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