Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '19 at 22:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$395 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 1,042 92% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,455 90% 1,455 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$270 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 124 Parallax 128 106% 127 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 115 Splatting 102 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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: 1033 1204 1478 1565 1568 1458 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 1,612 Mixed 1,105 SusWrite 1,384 316% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.3 240% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 325 414% 738 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 282%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$81 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 190 190 189 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 149 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 187 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 60GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 3.9 5.4 5.8 5.2 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	7.72% Terrible	Read 12 Write 8 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5.1 9% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.7 116% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.72% Great: 19%
KINGWIN EZD-2535U3 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 334GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 230 236 242 242 242 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	166% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 215 Mixed 202 SusWrite 230 295% 214 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 23.2 1,757% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 26.3 DQ Mixed 23.9 1,797% 24.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 144%

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,355x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,335x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,214x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $497Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,998x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,924x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $85Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,346x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,153x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,301x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	950x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	942x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,060

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