Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.1% 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	256% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 03:04
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 769 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 64.2 53% 66.7 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 56.1 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ74H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1134 1077 1190 1190 1185 1157 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,653 Write 1,199 Mixed 515 SusWrite 1,156 252% 1,131 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62 221% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 952 766% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 292%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 477GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 429 463 472 469 476 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 460 Mixed 326 SusWrite 458 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 27.1 127% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 190 188% 300 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 430 463 472 470 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 478 Mixed 406 SusWrite 458 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 54.2 182% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 18 17 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 17.2 24% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1 221% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 67%
HP RDX 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 296GB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 28.1 Write 27.1 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 12.3 30% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 15%
HP RDX 320GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 298GB free, PID 0825 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 27.5 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 12.4 29% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 8ATF1G64HZ-2G6E1 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 13.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 67%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,208x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,224x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,611x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,568x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16