Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	201% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 22:12
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 268 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 931 83% 699 Pts	64-Core 930 58% 930 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73% Very good	Lighting 90.7 Reflection 91.5 Parallax 83.7 74% 88.6 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 74.2 71% 89.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 725 740 743 705 714 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,782 Write 1,560 Mixed 1,441 SusWrite 754 310% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 56.3 187% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 717 DQ Write 434 DQ Mixed 567 425% 573 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 297%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 202 196 206 198 203 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 190 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 200 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.9 365% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 136%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 95 95 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 163 Write 170 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 92.5 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.7 344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 137%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 916GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 95 95 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 92.5 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.7 329% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 137%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 927GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 106 106 105 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 96.7 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 103 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 84%
WD WD4003FRYZ-01F0DB0 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 706GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 122 122 123 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 201 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 120 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.8 370% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 137%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 417GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 220 238 233 223 238 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 122 Write 123 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 230 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 340% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 136%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 211 206 210 208 211 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 196 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 209 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.6 352% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 116% 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: 6.3 6.7 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 32.6 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 7.3 33% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.1% 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)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 27.8 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,230x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,168x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16