Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	167% 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	84.3% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 06:53
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1137 103% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	167% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 259 Parallax 254 179% 244 fps	MRender 337 Gravity 257 Splatting 151 193% 249 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 144 151 151 146 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 165 Mixed 211 SusWrite 152 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 34.8 138% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 241 196% 281 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 129%
Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB 1,358 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 169 171 172 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 171 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 170 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 125 131 131 128 126 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 105 Write 97.3 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 126 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C18 4x8GB 559 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,206x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,222x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

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 $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 $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 $45	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