Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.3% 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	220% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 18:20
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 738 78% 624 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 38.5 32% 39.2 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 27 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 438 438 414 419 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 1,677 Mixed 1335 SusWrite 582 278% 1234 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 72.3 256% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,258 917% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 253%
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 538GB free Firmware: CS900KB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 461 457 458 459 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 162 Mixed 327 SusWrite 447 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 38.6 136% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 204 180% 265 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 102%
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 857GB free Firmware: CS900KB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 458 455 459 460 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 325 Mixed 369 SusWrite 447 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 38.1 137% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 208 181% 266 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 761GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 166 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 135 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 165 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 23.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.4 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 90%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,207x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,221x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,150x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,888x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,566x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,132x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16