Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.6% 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	249% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 25 '23 at 00:28
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$265 550,833 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)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,005 95% 789 Pts	64-Core 1026 64% 1026 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% 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: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 114 Parallax 116 99% 117 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 104 Splatting 97.6 92% 115 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC3000S1024G 1TB 14,174 User benchmarks, average bench 406% 613GB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFK31.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1009 1464 1104 1069 975 957 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,603 Write 1,929 Mixed 1777 SusWrite 1,096 362% 1,601 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76.5 227% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1293 DQ Write 775 DQ Mixed 1,001 754% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 239% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 591%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 410GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 91 364 515 471 468 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,536 Write 942 Mixed 1,134 SusWrite 492 228% 1,026 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 65 217% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 416 455% 769 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 194GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 341 392 413 422 432 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 256 Write 106 Mixed 172 SusWrite 356 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 65.2 4K Mixed 31.1 112% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 171 150% 220 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 102%
Team XS2 SSD 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 77GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 87 81 93 96 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	47.1% Average	Read 138 Write 112 Mixed 125 SusWrite 91.2 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 25.4 100% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 114 88% 120 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 173 173 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 130 Write 152 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 171 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 223% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 148 148 151 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 163 Write 172 Mixed 189 SusWrite 147 231% 168 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 2.8 280% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX 24GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 17.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 19.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 96%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,194x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,215x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,143x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,329x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,275x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $992

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16