Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.5% 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	85.2% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 01:29
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 954 86% 723 Pts	64-Core 948 59% 948 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.5% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 90.5 56% 74.2 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 72 Splatting 46.6 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 256GB 566 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8TM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 147 182 162 160 206 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 625 Write 211 Mixed 261 SusWrite 178 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 27.2 120% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 259 203% 285 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 208%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 466GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1136 983 984 986 988 984 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 1,947 Mixed 1,622 SusWrite 1010 370% 1,646 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.1 214% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 838 DQ Mixed 1,044 787% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 297%
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 58GB free Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 258 259 259 260 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 268 Mixed 429 SusWrite 274 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 56.9 184% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 249 207% 296 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 236GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 75 74 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 100 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 74 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 29.3 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 26.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%

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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	9,174x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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