Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.7% 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	314% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 21:04
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,046 99% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,163 72% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 67.6 61% 72.5 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 70.2 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 368GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 460 484 483 484 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 466 Mixed 360 SusWrite 450 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 55.3 180% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 555GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2318 2146 1104 1107 1105 1105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,195 Write 2,284 Mixed 1,607 SusWrite 1481 425% 1,892 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 75.6 246% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,223 DQ Mixed 1,320 990% 1,321 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 329%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 69GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 75 75 75 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 75.5 Write 78 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 74.7 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 196GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 51 56 54 52 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 63.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 51.4 37% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 407GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 102 101 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 89 Write 115 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 102 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 72%
SMI USB DISK 32GB 2,299 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 11 12 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	6.83% Terrible	Read 22.7 Write 21.3 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 11.7 19% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.1 53% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.83% Great: 28%
SDXC Card 128GB 9,908 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 118GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 85 Write 75 Mixed 63 SusWrite 75.2 100% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3 200% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 32.1 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,143x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,117x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,956x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16