Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.4% 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	225% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 862 88% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 31.8 35% 35.4 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 38.1 33% 40 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB 2,557 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 1047 1035 1021 1030 1004 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 968 Mixed 888 SusWrite 1,026 266% 1,199 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 56 211% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 445 350% 467 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 206 214 218 220 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 200 Mixed 155 SusWrite 214 140% 190 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 381% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSE.16FD 2x16GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 18.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 96%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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