Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 245% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 250% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	232% 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	330% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 22:36
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 327 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,168 109% 907 Pts	64-Core 1,746 108% 1,746 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5025 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Lighting 348 Reflection 321 Parallax 357 284% 342 fps	MRender 376 Gravity 286 Splatting 199 225% 287 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 1652 2114 2105 2073 2050 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,565 Write 2,384 Mixed 2,004 SusWrite 1,784 491% 2,184 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 64.2 225% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,000 772% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 488%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 476GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1828 2193 2201 2198 2197 2210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 2,843 Write 2,126 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 2,138 488% 2,180 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 85.6 287% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,418 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 423 516% 920 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 67GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 483 Write 133 Mixed 132 SusWrite 132 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 21.1 115% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 43.4 81% 166 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 73%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 588GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 129 130 131 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 112 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 130 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 33.9 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 33.8 103% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 135%

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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