Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.8% 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	267% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 05:00
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 833 86% 693 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 87.1 57% 75.2 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 56 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1242 1363 1373 1386 1382 1378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,609 Mixed 1,110 SusWrite 1,354 315% 1,399 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 77.2 266% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 323 410% 729 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 282%
Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 476GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 381 382 382 383 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 969 Write 449 Mixed 593 SusWrite 422 135% 608 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.1 201% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 443 372% 542 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 237GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 224 233 228 235 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 394 Write 289 Mixed 281 SusWrite 232 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 36.9 162% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 153 140% 215 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 238GB free Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 212 214 212 210 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 303 Mixed 294 SusWrite 214 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 44.9 173% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 260 196% 263 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 40GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 231 225 200 222 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 275 Mixed 286 SusWrite 223 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 44 173% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 158 146% 226 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 138 138 139 138 141 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 80.9 Write 108 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 138 63% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.6 259% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 4x8GB 2,503 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 27.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 105%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,151x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,882x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,268x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16