Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.6% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 19:57
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1189 105% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 74 Parallax 65.4 58% 70.2 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 67 Splatting 58.5 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 401 60 57 59 57 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 465 Mixed 325 SusWrite 141 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 53.7 179% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 339 258% 348 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 222GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 159 155 160 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 107 Write 102 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 157 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 99GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 111 109 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 99.3 Write 97 Mixed 58 SusWrite 110 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 68%
WDC WD16 00AAJS-00L7A0 160GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 110GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 41 42 41 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 39.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 40.8 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 107%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,254x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,170x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,896x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,617x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,051

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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