Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '21 at 09:02
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,120 103% 861 Pts	64-Core 1605 99% 1605 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 129 Parallax 115 93% 119 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 95.4 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010435 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,256 Write 2,066 Mixed 2177 484% 2,166 MB/s	4K Read 151 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 136 473% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 797 DQ Mixed 880 663% 892 MB/s
Poor: 302% Great: 559%
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1002 256GB 4,445 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 161GB free Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 194 191 188 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 468 Mixed 337 SusWrite 207 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 47.3 164% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 225 190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 89%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 875GB free Firmware: JA0OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 99.1 Write 93.9 Mixed 37.9 SusWrite 98.2 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 57%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 345GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 104 109 110 110 110 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 53.4 Write 74 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 109 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 71%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 182GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 84 Write 82.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 90 59% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 57%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 476GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 162 162 163 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 108 Write 59.3 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 158 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 57%
G-DRIVE mobile 4TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3TB free, PID 1026 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 109 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 123 Write 104 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 110 139% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 270% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 CMK32GX4M2E3200C16 64GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72% 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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,177x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,324x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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