Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 239% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 232% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	225% 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	198% 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	29 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 27 '20 at 07:11
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 324 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,274 114% 961 Pts	64-Core 1,272 79% 1,272 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Lighting 337 Reflection 300 Parallax 338 275% 325 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 270 Splatting 193 217% 277 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 225% 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% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 386 391 392 379 383 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,236 Write 1,299 Mixed 1,091 SusWrite 439 228% 1,016 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 67.4 233% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 1,079 825% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 228%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 119GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 408 485 470 317 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 457 Mixed 421 SusWrite 382 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.5 218% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2473 2475 2473 1805 1626 1625 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	394% Outstanding	Read 2,595 Write 2,426 Mixed 1,994 SusWrite 2,079 511% 2,274 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 89.3 295% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,746 DQ Write 1486 DQ Mixed 1565 1,186% 1,599 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 394% Great: 435%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 348GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 167 168 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 151 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 165 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.6% 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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 35.6 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 31.7 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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