Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.5% 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)
Boot Drive	282% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 03:33
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 732 79% 629 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.Q1.2 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 85.9 54% 76 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 45.7 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1291 1292 1263 1184 1149 1119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,061 Write 1337 Mixed 588 SusWrite 1,216 289% 1,301 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65 230% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,388 DQ Write 1,061 DQ Mixed 994 806% 1,147 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 292%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 477GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 464 462 452 464 473 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 412 Mixed 361 SusWrite 463 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 36.9 130% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 196 190% 302 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 464 463 453 464 474 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 474 Mixed 381 SusWrite 463 99% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 49.7 161% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 34.8 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 17.7 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 223% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 67%
HP RDX 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 296GB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 27 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 12.5 30% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 15%
HP RDX 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 298GB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 27.6 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 12.6 30% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 67%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,205x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,222x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,150x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,888x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,566x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16