Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 159% 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% 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	172% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 03:38
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,271 114% 960 Pts	64-Core 1,286 80% 1,286 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617); zotac trinity oc white CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 207 Parallax 196 180% 208 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 154 Splatting 138 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001c00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 768 730 154 77 115 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,323 Write 875 Mixed 764 SusWrite 402 187% 841 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 60.3 243% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 284 271% 407 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 228%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 103 107 101 102 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 99.4 Write 185 Mixed 174 SusWrite 109 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 31.7 140% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 131 107% 151 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 85%
XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB 2,557 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 951GB free Firmware: V9001b31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 843 1007 1063 1066 1065 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1936 Write 1,043 Mixed 900 SusWrite 943 268% 1,206 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 61.4 246% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 459 368% 503 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 218 219 220 220 218 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 5,290 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 29.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 30.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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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	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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: $978

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