Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	135% 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	125% 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 (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 20:08
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 837 78% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 178 Parallax 182 149% 181 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 162 Splatting 133 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS1TMTE220S 1TB 3,368 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4SAUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 457 450 448 450 444 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 2,371 Write 1,722 Mixed 535 SusWrite 496 282% 1,281 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 359%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 145GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 295 294 295 294 294 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 467 Mixed 421 SusWrite 313 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 51.5 169% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 458GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 165 166 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 141 Write 139 Mixed 18.1 SusWrite 164 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 133 142 146 153 143 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 82.9 Write 120 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 142 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 575GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 82 82 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 117 Write 125 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 81.3 112% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 30.7 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 27.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 118%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,200 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

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 $65Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $968

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