Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	296% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 09:56
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1147 103% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 7.9 Parallax 255 196% 168 fps	MRender 273 Gravity 217 Splatting 142 165% 210 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 737GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1235 1238 1419 1428 1434 1411 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,740 Write 1,858 Mixed 1,680 SusWrite 1,361 374% 1,660 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 80.8 264% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,547 DQ Write 1196 DQ Mixed 1351 1,016% 1,365 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 0GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 477 Write 476 Mixed 350 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 50.6 178% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 174 180% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 380GB free Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 99 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 57.9 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 98.1 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 385GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 176 177 178 177 177 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 101 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 174 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 113%
Sony MRW-G2 160GB 148GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 541 539 541 543 541 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD My Book 25EE 10TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 32 32 32 32 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 158 Write 173 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 41.4 148% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 99%
WD My Book 25ED 6TB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 143 141 144 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 145 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 142 180% 135 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.7 366% 8.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.6 DQ Mixed 0.6 314% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 929 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 31.1 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 21.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,218x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,236x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,157x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,892x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,571x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,136x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16