Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	14% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	357% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210413
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '23 at 04:22
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 899 87% 717 Pts	64-Core 953 59% 953 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Lighting 17.3 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 18.4 14% 17.8 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 16.1 14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme XPG GAMMIX S70 B 2TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 367% 512GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.F.2A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1705 2110 2171 2297 2297 2292 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,235 Write 2,263 Mixed 2114 SusWrite 2,145 494% 2,189 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 80.2 259% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1,159 DQ Mixed 1,262 946% 1,262 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 579%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 207GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 449 428 425 419 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 469 Mixed 394 SusWrite 433 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 32 120% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 295 217% 282 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 95%
M.2 Enclosure 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 24GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 787 780 799 781 738 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 59% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$198 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 979GB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 184 184 184 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 16GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 96 97 96 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 104 Mixed 85 SusWrite 97.2 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.9 131% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 109%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 68GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 99 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 66.4 Write 69.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 99 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA HDWD110 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 27GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 133 161 162 148 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 132 Write 146 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 149 155% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 96% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA MD04ACA400 4TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 43GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 111 111 118 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 167 Write 171 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 134 179% 136 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 163% 5.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 24.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,293x
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,295x
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	1,906x
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 $159Bench 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	1,290x
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 $251	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