Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	263% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 11:31
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th 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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,274 113% 956 Pts	64-Core 1,681 104% 1,681 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FED) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 131 Parallax 136 117% 137 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 123 Splatting 106 109% 138 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 919 963 971 974 978 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2010 Write 1,942 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 978 363% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 70.7 244% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 938 DQ Mixed 1,077 803% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 338GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 370 435 429 392 377 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 419 Mixed 412 SusWrite 385 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 49.6 166% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 293 238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA250CM10003 250GB 1,877 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 171GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 293 275 274 273 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 288 Mixed 440 SusWrite 312 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.5 208% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 133GB free Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 375 372 374 372 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 389 Write 360 Mixed 334 SusWrite 358 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 33.1 125% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 175 133% 175 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 871GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 180 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 186 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 180 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C16-8GISB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3000C16-8GISB 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.2 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,216x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,236x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,156x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,891x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,136x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16