Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	145% 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	117% 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,063 100% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,154 71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 200 Parallax 189 171% 200 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 149 Splatting 134 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 410 472 477 477 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 471 Mixed 437 SusWrite 438 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 52.5 175% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 82GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 184 166 83 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 437 SusWrite 154 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 52.2 173% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 128%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 98GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 188 197 199 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 475 Write 192 Mixed 228 SusWrite 188 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 15 108% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 29 75% 161 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 148GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 50.8 Write 59.2 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 57.9 37% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 32%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 801GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 100 100 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 96.2 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 100 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 114%

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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	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

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	1,322x
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 $40Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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