Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	312% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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-$387 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 263 97% 171 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,122 103% 863 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$150 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 120 Parallax 253 123% 175 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 145 Splatting 167 120% 144 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2157 2118 1883 725 800 766 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 2,130 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1408 414% 1858 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 70.1 241% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,126 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 1,012 763% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 393%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 597GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 60 Write 60.9 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 65.5 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 63%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 853GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 116 Write 78.9 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 92.6 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 29 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 119%

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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 $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,419x
Core i9-9900KIntel $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,373x
Core i5-9600KIntel $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,237x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,009x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,940x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,638x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,602x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,352x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,161x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,307x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	955x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	947x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,020

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342