Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	85.1% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,160 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1172 72% 1172 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 155 Parallax 155 129% 156 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 137 Splatting 119 118% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 266 66 63 62 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 498 Write 242 Mixed 331 SusWrite 130 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 45.5 146% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 298 210% 271 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 123%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 135 133 119 131 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 388 Write 80.2 Mixed 206 SusWrite 128 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 32.2 119% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 125 99% 141 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 292GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 83 82 79 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 66 SusWrite 80.6 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 170 176 180 180 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 33.3 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,241x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,255x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,170x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,617x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,051

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16