Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	315% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 22:54
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 284 101% 180 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 942 95% 770 Pts	64-Core 946 59% 946 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 130 Parallax 143 107% 135 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 109% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 1601 1638 1613 1656 1656 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,382 Write 1899 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 1,627 409% 1,828 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 67.4 222% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 542 569% 942 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 541%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 336GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 353 339 354 355 355 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 470 Write 376 Mixed 324 SusWrite 352 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 21.2 87% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 81.9 68% 99 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 4x8GB 5,268 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 34.2 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 27.5 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 132%

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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	6,193x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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