Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	94.8% 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	253% 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 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 23 '22 at 00:35
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,051 98% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 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 (91^st percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 114 Parallax 115 97% 116 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 104 Splatting 97.1 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 674GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 1249 1341 1348 1429 1472 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,758 Write 1547 Mixed 1,194 SusWrite 1,281 324% 1,445 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 70.2 224% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 1023 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 437 414% 662 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 311%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 515GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1255 1444 864 1447 1530 1525 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,772 Write 1,562 Mixed 1,264 SusWrite 1,344 334% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 67.5 225% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 414 415% 683 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 224GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 426 432 435 154 3.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 405 Write 278 Mixed 332 SusWrite 280 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 33 122% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 170 155% 232 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 110GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 81 96 96 96 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	50.2% Above average	Read 137 Write 112 Mixed 134 SusWrite 90.5 27% 118 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 26.9 111% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 108 85% 119 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 170 166 168 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 109 Write 124 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 166 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.4% 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: 164 169 166 164 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 177 Write 178 Mixed 203 SusWrite 166 249% 181 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.8 307% 6.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 83% 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 (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 28 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 27.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% 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