Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	95.8% 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	235% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.1 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	Sep 02 '22 at 00:47
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 254 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,094 100% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 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: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 116 Parallax 128 98% 121 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 105 Splatting 99.7 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 1177 1386 1404 1340 1388 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,682 Write 1,470 Mixed 1,261 SusWrite 1,245 318% 1,414 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 63.4 204% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 290 304% 523 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 515GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 1487 1494 1439 1364 1476 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,709 Write 1,497 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 1,449 326% 1,452 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 51.2 188% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 278 281% 472 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 219GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 383 24 24 371 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 386 Write 399 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 225 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 7.7 57% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 36.6 DQ Write 2.9 DQ Mixed 18.5 14% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 110GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 84 99 99 97 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	49.1% Average	Read 152 Write 114 Mixed 133 SusWrite 92.6 28% 123 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 30 108% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 80.9 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 67.3 57% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 172 177 174 167 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 106 Write 121 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 169 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 236% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 6.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 166 165 165 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 175 Write 183 Mixed 195 SusWrite 166 247% 180 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 2.9 280% 5.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 76.8% 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 (85^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.6 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.7% 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