Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 139% 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 110%, 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	123% 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 01:58
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 331 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 664 8-Core 959 102% 811 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% PNY(196E 136E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 198 Parallax 197 181% 206 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 152 Splatting 136 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 367 365 352 362 361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 488 Mixed 432 SusWrite 366 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 61.8 206% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 422GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 99 138 139 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 139 Write 131 Mixed 91 SusWrite 128 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3000 V-Color TD48G26S819-VC 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 15.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

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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	9,205x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,221x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,149x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,565x
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
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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