Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 108% 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 22:30
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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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)	109% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,255 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 1,257 78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 124 Splatting 0.3 64% 89.5 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1172 507 506 491 498 503 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,948 Write 2,114 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 613 363% 1,615 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 70.9 229% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,395 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1,260 947% 1,268 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 387%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 480GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 488 488 489 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 486 Mixed 409 SusWrite 488 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.9 175% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 121 120 123 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 142 Write 117 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 120 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 84%

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 (82^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 27.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.6 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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