Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% 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	82% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	40.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '22 at 14:40
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$249 550,833 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 (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 1,047 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,073 66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 108 Parallax 123 98% 117 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 112 Splatting 102 102% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 296 359 216 212 228 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 391 Write 294 Mixed 362 SusWrite 271 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 36.3 117% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 320 232% 302 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 434 464 432 303 305 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 478 Mixed 402 SusWrite 393 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 49.6 163% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 315 314 313 314 313 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 437 Mixed 403 SusWrite 327 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 51.6 170% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 348 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 125GB free Firmware: R0118A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 227 16 107 70 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 243 Write 431 Mixed 224 SusWrite 113 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 1 48% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 16.8 DQ Mixed 1.5 23% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 100%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 95GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 344 356 341 343 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 481 Write 350 Mixed 258 SusWrite 347 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 16 102% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 89.8 117% 207 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 86%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 737GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 94 95 98 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 56.5 Write 99.4 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 96.4 63% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 174% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 48GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 30.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
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	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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 $46

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