Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	96.6% 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	266% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '22 at 00:42
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,046 98% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 116 Parallax 117 99% 118 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 106 Splatting 101 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 656GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 1309 1501 1514 1425 1422 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,714 Write 1508 Mixed 1,301 SusWrite 1,332 329% 1,464 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.6 236% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 437 476% 799 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 515GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1589 1596 1600 1505 1514 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,695 Write 1,581 Mixed 1,279 SusWrite 1,554 344% 1,527 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 74 246% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 414 383% 570 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 225GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 362 22 24 425 445 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 301 Write 118 Mixed 267 SusWrite 262 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 34.1 125% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 170 154% 230 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 110GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 77 93 83 94 93 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	54.7% Above average	Read 153 Write 115 Mixed 131 SusWrite 89.5 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 32.2 122% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 106 85% 120 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 172 172 172 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 136 Write 152 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 173 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 248% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 7.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 177 180 183 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 202 Write 206 Mixed 204 SusWrite 178 270% 198 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 2.1 305% 6.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 27.5 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% 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	9,186x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,213x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,139x

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	1,129x

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 $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