Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 213% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	201% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 05:39
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,138 106% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,649 102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 286 Parallax 356 245% 314 fps	MRender 329 Gravity 256 Splatting 148 189% 244 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0412A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 45 37 39 41 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 473 Write 436 Mixed 392 SusWrite 58.1 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 1.2 31% 76.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 95%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 815GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2473 2237 1559 1571 1573 1573 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 2,662 Write 2,462 Mixed 1,955 SusWrite 1,831 500% 2,228 MB/s	4K Read 72.2 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 106 360% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1391 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 1,276 964% 1,293 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 800GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 195 195 196 194 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 79 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 192 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 31.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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	6,192x
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 $179	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