Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 183% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	178% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	17.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 09:39
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 1,076 96% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 253 Parallax 318 233% 286 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 242 Splatting 175 194% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001c19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 890 762 116 169 113 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,957 Write 848 Mixed 756 SusWrite 420 219% 995 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 47.3 171% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 611 DQ Mixed 470 361% 481 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 244%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 127GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1721 1388 1243 1152 1074 1026 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,172 Write 1726 Mixed 962 SusWrite 1,267 342% 1,532 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.9 215% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,590 DQ Write 1,263 DQ Mixed 1,285 1,000% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 392GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 133 130 130 139 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 50.7 Write 95 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 127 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 49% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.5 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 35.4 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

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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