Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	250% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 15:59
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 928 83% 698 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7210 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.2% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 8.9 5% 8.4 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.2% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 978 981 980 981 980 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,954 Write 1,570 Mixed 1,350 SusWrite 1,022 330% 1,474 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 63.9 208% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 927 708% 971 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 297%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 196 206 198 204 200 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 201 Mixed 105 SusWrite 201 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.9 365% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 136%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 203 Write 199 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 92.5 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.6 356% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 137%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 917GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 113 Write 118 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 92.5 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 339% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 137%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 929GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 95 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 97.3 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 84%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 706GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 113 117 112 112 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 196 Mixed 102 SusWrite 114 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.8 368% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 137%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 713GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 126 136 128 134 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 132 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.9 358% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 136%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 210 208 211 209 212 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 206 Mixed 96.4 SusWrite 210 131% 180 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.6 348% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 136%
WDC WD50 00AAKB-00H8A0 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 23GB free, PID 0718 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 32.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 35.8 45% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%
USB Disk 2.0 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 0125 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 17 Mixed 1.8 7% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 15%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 20GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 11 8.9 11 10 9.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 18.7 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 11 23% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.5 144% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 19%
WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 202GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.6 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	7.67% Terrible	Read 37.3 Write 4.3 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4 12% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.67% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 28.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 27.5 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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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	9,202x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,145x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,887x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,563x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,130x

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

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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