Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	222% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '19 at 06:16
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 810 86% 688 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 141 Parallax 131 105% 134 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 126 Splatting 107 90% 110 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 499GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1291 1289 1276 1011 103 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 1,450 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 876 270% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 71.4 247% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 270 344% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 104GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 451 449 454 471 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 466 SusWrite 458 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 55.7 186% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 414GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 137 137 144 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 128 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 139 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 113%
Lexar JumpDrive 64GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 27GB free, PID 0700 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 64 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 210 Write 66.7 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 65.5 115% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 24% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 21.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 103%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	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