Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 241% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 235% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	227% 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	352% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 330 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,274 114% 961 Pts	64-Core 1307 81% 1307 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5175 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Lighting 341 Reflection 320 Parallax 352 278% 338 fps	MRender 374 Gravity 276 Splatting 195 220% 281 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1519 1798 1876 1528 1536 1522 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,647 Write 2,379 Mixed 1889 SusWrite 1,630 479% 2,136 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 90.3 298% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,551 DQ Write 876 DQ Mixed 1,118 858% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 482 482 483 423 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 484 Mixed 464 SusWrite 439 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 58.3 195% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 482 482 483 445 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 484 Mixed 440 SusWrite 456 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 62.8 207% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 433GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 479 476 478 477 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 415 SusWrite 477 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 61.6 203% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 881GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1175 2106 2384 2383 2383 1992 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,369 Mixed 2,338 SusWrite 2,071 526% 2,336 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 88.8 286% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,639 DQ Write 920 DQ Mixed 1,183 906% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 488%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 171 176 175 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 180 Write 191 Mixed 110 SusWrite 176 222% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 31.8 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31.8 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,138x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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