Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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	20.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	307% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 257 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,104 101% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,137 70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Sapphire(174B A520) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2385 MHz, MLim: 3878 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.2% Poor	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 0.1 Parallax 0.6 2% 1.2 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 109 Splatting 1.4 55% 76.8 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 545GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 1456 1254 1273 1441 1410 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,923 Write 2,052 Mixed 1,666 SusWrite 1,424 450% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 66.3 157% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,327 950% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 372%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 98 99 112 123 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 18.4 Write 15.7 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 86.6 30% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.3 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 33.6 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 29.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 111% 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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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