Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	268% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '23 at 12:16
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 739 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 863E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.18 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 77 Parallax 70.6 60% 73.6 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 69.1 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$138 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 772GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 1484 1476 1490 1490 1487 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,922 Write 1667 Mixed 1349 SusWrite 1,518 362% 1,614 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 63.4 200% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 881 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 768 582% 786 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 415GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2179 874 821 825 826 823 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 1631 Mixed 1305 SusWrite 1,058 333% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 61.1 197% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 814 616% 830 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6625 Write 6,046 Mixed 6,263 1,409% 6,311 MB/s	4K Read 345 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 184 836% 225 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 715 579% 836 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 28.2 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,293x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,189x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,904x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,289x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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