Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	273% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,165 105% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 611 597 595 584 571 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,220 Mixed 1,562 SusWrite 643 386% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 73.2 237% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,323 1,000% 1,346 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 408GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 470 470 471 434 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 437 Mixed 404 SusWrite 436 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 49.6 163% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS SSD 480GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 180GB free Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 470 469 470 473 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 428 Mixed 338 SusWrite 471 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 195 187% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 569GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 181 181 183 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 102 SusWrite 181 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVRB Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 75%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,183x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,212x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,137x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,560x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,127x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16