Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	87.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 16:34
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 1,181 98% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,172 72% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 163 Parallax 177 142% 171 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 146 Splatting 106 115% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 174 172 168 161 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 493 Write 169 Mixed 218 SusWrite 170 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 34.6 152% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 190 160% 238 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 129%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB 1,321 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 410GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 531 Write 487 Mixed 408 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.4 191% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 266 206% 277 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 316%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$34 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 62GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 423 420 424 427 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 420 Mixed 277 SusWrite 423 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 19.5 130% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 116 123% 199 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 696GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 131 128 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 152 Write 121 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 128 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 114%
Generic- Compact Flash 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	7.08% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 9.7 Mixed 4 SusWrite 13.6 14% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 16%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 638GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 78 77 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 76.7 84% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 44%
SMI USB DISK 4GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 2.9 2.8 4.4 3 2.7 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	5.5% Terrible	Read 22.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 3.3 8% 8.38 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.5% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 106%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,306x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,311x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,195x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,989x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,913x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,629x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,338x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,292x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	945x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	939x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,096

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16