Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	79.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$249 550,833 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 (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,087 101% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 137 Parallax 133 116% 137 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 122 Splatting 97.7 102% 129 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 213 41 41 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 490 Write 259 Mixed 329 SusWrite 110 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 39.2 134% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 241 181% 247 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 123%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 127 127 123 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	61% Good	Read 346 Write 144 Mixed 201 SusWrite 126 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 28.3 108% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 83.7 DQ Mixed 128 99% 138 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 180GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 146 144 139 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 134 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 144 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 530GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 117 116 112 119 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 72.3 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 115 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 68%
WDC WD16 00AAJS-00L7A0 160GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 108GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 4.5 33% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 22%
ST332082 0AS 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 298GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 34 33 33 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 36 Write 21 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 33 40% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 19%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.7 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 107%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,229x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,167x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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