Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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.
Graphics	121% 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	197% 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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 16:35
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	87%

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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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 89.4 89% 89.4 Pts
Poor: 82% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 159 Parallax 173 128% 163 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 138 Splatting 123 123% 155 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 678 613 602 596 623 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1111 Write 1,512 Mixed 1,011 SusWrite 622 240% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 38.6 170% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,533 DQ Write 1,323 DQ Mixed 758 751% 1,205 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 277%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 235GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1553 1243 1260 1240 1219 1304 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,314 Write 1,519 Mixed 1,417 SusWrite 1,303 314% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55 175% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,573 DQ Write 1,222 DQ Mixed 1290 994% 1,362 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 347%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 466GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 79 78 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 76.4 Write 50.6 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 77.6 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 45%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 747GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 113 110 111 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 793GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 119 118 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 117 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 118 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.5 258% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 151 137 130 129 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 115 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 133 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 921GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 145 141 138 138 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
HGST HTS 545050A7E680 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 465GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 83 83 82 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 104 Write 74.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 85.2 98% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 4x8GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 27.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 26.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 96%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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