Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.1% 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	34.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '22 at 12:41
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$259 550,833 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 (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,011 95% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.9 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 37.8 28% 37.6 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 26.8 27% 34.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 33%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.1% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 108 Parallax 122 96% 116 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 112 Splatting 104 103% 130 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 63 120 21 44 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 286 Write 104 Mixed 121 SusWrite 55.6 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 24 4K Mixed 13.7 60% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 39.4 DQ Write 38.3 DQ Mixed 34.4 27% 37.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 443GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 160 164 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 80 SusWrite 161 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 315GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 111 118 115 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 186 Write 174 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 113 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 576GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 155 163 162 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 161 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 160 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 27.2 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,164x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16