Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	166% 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	197% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 04:38
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 919 82% 692 Pts	64-Core 912 56% 912 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	166% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 258 Parallax 297 180% 259 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 251 Splatting 141 184% 238 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 804 725 747 686 566 357 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,143 Write 1,019 Mixed 970 SusWrite 648 212% 945 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 62 214% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,078 797% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 123GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 426 467 480 480 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 452 Mixed 413 SusWrite 447 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 56.5 188% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$148 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2354 2343 2332 1887 1532 1570 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2469 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,787 SusWrite 2,003 474% 2,110 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 75.1 265% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,342 DQ Write 1,163 DQ Mixed 1,252 939% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 435%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 350GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 168 167 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 160 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 166 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 4x8GB 827 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 35.2 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 30.4 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 127%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,183x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,210x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,136x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,126x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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