Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.31% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	227% 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	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '20 at 13:12
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 876 79% 668 Pts	64-Core 899 56% 899 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.31% Terrible	Lighting 6.83 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.91 6% 9.3 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 7.57 Splatting 16.9 11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.31% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 831 829 830 831 828 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1999 Write 1659 Mixed 1,464 SusWrite 886 336% 1,502 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 64.8 225% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 440 DQ Write 607 DQ Mixed 531 399% 526 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 297%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 72GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 47 47 47 48 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 48.4 Write 47.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 46.1 34% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 195GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 101 Write 12 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 61.5 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 59%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 216GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 72 75 76 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 56.2 Write 53.9 Mixed 26 SusWrite 74.1 38% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.8 113% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 55%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 19GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 63 64 62 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 40.6 Write 87.2 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 58.1 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 53% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 55%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 193 192 194 193 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 123 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 191 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 393% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 104 106 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 104 137% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 63%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 309GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 34 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 38.8 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 167%
FANTOM WD10EAVS-32D7B1 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 931GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 39 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 42.2 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB 1,843 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 96%

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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	9,211x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,227x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,967x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,612x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	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