Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.1% 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	261% 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 (14%). 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, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '23 at 16:11
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 as expected (48^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 240 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 726 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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: 536.23 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 69.5 59% 72.5 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 67.7 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 768GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1464 1468 1471 1486 1501 1577 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,141 Write 1,402 Mixed 1,650 SusWrite 1,494 374% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 675 DQ Write 455 DQ Mixed 469 376% 533 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 415GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2122 904 825 826 826 825 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,114 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,600 SusWrite 1,055 387% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 55.6 171% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 730 DQ Write 499 DQ Mixed 604 454% 611 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 298 299 301 302 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 458 Mixed 406 SusWrite 314 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 42.8 141% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96% 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 (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 27.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 28.6 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,256x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,269x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,175x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,580x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,335x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,020

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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