Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
Boot Drive	160% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 25 '21 at 13:48
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 320 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1224 111% 931 Pts	64-Core 1,251 77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 156 Parallax 154 124% 154 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 135 Splatting 115 115% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% 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% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 731 357 741 684 384 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 910 Write 1,664 Mixed 573 SusWrite 554 209% 925 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 36 188% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 717 553% 750 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 160% 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: 1834 1650 1682 1652 1328 897 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,558 Write 1,873 Mixed 1,657 SusWrite 1507 373% 1,649 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 55.4 218% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,765 DQ Write 1,384 DQ Mixed 1,563 1,172% 1,570 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 347%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 250GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 169 169 169 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 183 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 164 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 88%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$223 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 144 144 144 145 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: 118 117 120 118 120 118 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 100 SusWrite 118 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.8 265% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 97%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 210GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 60 61 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 71.1 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 60.6 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 45%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$223 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 983GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 176 176 175 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%

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 as expected (57^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 26 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 96%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,227x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,167x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16