Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	137% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 01:04
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	BOL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 169 2-Core 338 109% 202 Pts	4-Core 675 8-Core 961 103% 818 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8753) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 90.9 Parallax 94.7 82% 95.3 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 82.9 Splatting 80.3 76% 95.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 284 253 242 274 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,122 Write 1035 Mixed 403 SusWrite 279 158% 710 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 42.6 190% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 451 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 368 284% 390 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 223%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 40GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 114 120 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 121 Write 126 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 121 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 216GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 199 199 199 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 139 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 198 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3866 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 48 MC Write 51.6 MC Mixed 32.4 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 53.7 SC Mixed 34 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 112%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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