Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	298% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.4 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	Apr 05 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 974 95% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 150 Parallax 148 121% 149 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 129 Splatting 115 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 872 859 858 855 827 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 2,325 Mixed 1,862 SusWrite 887 426% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 78.4 255% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,536 DQ Write 1,280 DQ Mixed 1,376 1,039% 1,397 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 311GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 484 484 438 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 416 SusWrite 342 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 45.8 157% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 349 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 408GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1944 1520 1525 1525 1525 1525 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,016 Write 2,168 Mixed 1,800 SusWrite 1594 427% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.7 207% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,599 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 1,429 1,066% 1,423 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 349%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 121 123 124 124 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 121 Write 122 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 882GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 112 114 112 113 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 111 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 32 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 26.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

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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	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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