Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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	165% 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	115% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (53%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '21 at 01:09
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 297 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 830 89% 709 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 222 Parallax 238 202% 236 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 169 Splatting 149 140% 175 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 458 460 464 461 443 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 473 Mixed 450 SusWrite 452 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 51 167% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 350 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 29GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 309 309 309 309 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 478 Write 232 Mixed 276 SusWrite 308 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 24.1 98% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 87.1 DQ Mixed 135 114% 172 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 76%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 64 61 58 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 476 Write 268 Mixed 281 SusWrite 92 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 39.6 134% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 118 95% 134 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 85%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 45GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 120 115 115 83 70 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 397 Write 402 Mixed 344 SusWrite 145 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 17.2 88% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 28 80% 167 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 86%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 658GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 70 74 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 38.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 67.8 45% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 29 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 29.5 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 44.2 90% 44.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 110%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,206x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,221x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,150x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,888x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,566x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,132x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16