Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	163% 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	112% 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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 22:14
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$155 321,194 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 (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 259 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 814 88% 696 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767); EVGA FTW3 Ultra CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 225 Parallax 214 199% 228 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 169 Splatting 148 138% 172 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 452 440 445 408 422 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 466 Mixed 450 SusWrite 437 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 48.9 159% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 29GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 308 308 309 303 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 401 Write 302 Mixed 226 SusWrite 308 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 22.6 86% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 85.1 DQ Mixed 134 113% 171 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 76%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free Firmware: 03070009 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 426 Write 303 Mixed 286 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 32.7 120% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 119 96% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 45GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 153 112 117 59 77 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 392 Write 400 Mixed 341 SusWrite 151 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 16.7 78% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 28.8 82% 172 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 86%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 658GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 126 126 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 108 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 125 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% 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 (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.3 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 31 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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