Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '21 at 22:57
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 225 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 814 76% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,232 76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8706) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 152 Parallax 151 125% 152 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 132 Splatting 118 114% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 345GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 334 343 350 348 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 475 Mixed 440 SusWrite 339 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 57.6 189% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 126%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 42 43 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 53GB free Firmware: SBFM01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 161 164 165 165 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 484 Write 352 Mixed 344 SusWrite 173 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 34.3 142% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 198 175% 261 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 188GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 143 Write 137 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 125 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 29.5 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 25.8 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 120%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,122x

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	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,556x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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