Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 229% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	224% 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$285 550,833 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 (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,270 111% 947 Pts	64-Core 1,303 81% 1,303 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 336 Reflection 312 Parallax 345 274% 331 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 269 Splatting 192 216% 275 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 1742 1839 1452 1488 1463 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,907 SusWrite 1,595 479% 2,134 MB/s	4K Read 72.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 90.9 299% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,601 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 1,141 877% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 462GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 482 482 423 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 484 Mixed 474 SusWrite 440 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 57.1 189% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 462GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 482 482 482 444 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 482 Mixed 438 SusWrite 456 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 61.2 200% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 432GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 479 477 477 478 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 404 SusWrite 478 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 59.6 193% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 876GB free Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1175 2333 2384 2385 2383 1917 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2376 Mixed 2,343 SusWrite 2,096 528% 2,342 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 88.7 286% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,725 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,241 952% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 379% 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: 177 180 171 176 175 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 117 SusWrite 176 219% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 79.8% 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)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.9 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,130x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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