Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	20.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	344% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 04:26
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	VAT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 744 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% ASRock(1849 5032) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1591 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.8% Poor	Lighting 0.93 Reflection 79.2 Parallax 101 1% 60.2 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 80.7 Splatting 65 60% 74 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1993 1987 1621 1536 1458 1501 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 2335 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,683 478% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 78.9 257% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,451 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1,254 943% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 422GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 476 480 481 428 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 473 Mixed 455 SusWrite 438 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 54.9 184% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 351 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 400GB free Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 442 432 436 438 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 510 Write 442 Mixed 407 SusWrite 409 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 22.2 98% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 34.4 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 447GB free Firmware: SBFA15.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 447 278 230 231 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 448 Mixed 361 SusWrite 309 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 40.5 152% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 233 198% 289 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 102%
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB 11,560 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 316GB free Firmware: SBFA15.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 449 313 226 254 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 106 Mixed 354 SusWrite 357 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 40.4 152% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 232 198% 290 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 982GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 175 175 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 142 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 172 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$36 590 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 11GB free, PID 1697 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 182 Write 91.6 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 93.2 117% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.7 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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	1,603x

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	1,322x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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