Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.1% 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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '19 at 22:11
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 912 89% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,205 75% 1,205 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 113 Parallax 106 89% 109 fps	MRender 96.6 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 101 81% 99 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 263 225 218 209 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 406 Mixed 320 SusWrite 253 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 50.9 174% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 224 204% 312 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 22.3 23% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 107GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 85 Write 86.5 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 54.9 57% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 147 140 145 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 102 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 146 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 90%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500GB 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 230GB free, PID 5021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 20 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 36 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 20.5 39% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 31%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.8 9.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 25.7 Write 2.2 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 9 13% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.2% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 17.5 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 95%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,205x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,222x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,150x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,888x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,566x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16