Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,246 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 1,769 110% 1,769 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 155 Parallax 153 127% 155 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% 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: 431 450 462 467 456 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 490 Mixed 443 SusWrite 437 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.2 197% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 56 56 56 55 55 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: 240 165 164 164 164 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 485 Write 392 Mixed 374 SusWrite 177 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 37.5 153% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 199 175% 261 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 187GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 125 126 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 137 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 126 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.4% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 120%

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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	9,138x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

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

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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