Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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	85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	324% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 22:58
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,286 114% 967 Pts	64-Core 1,283 79% 1,283 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 125 Parallax 109 87% 114 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 106 Splatting 98.3 84% 103 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 833 1030 1019 1021 1007 962 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,652 Write 2,254 Mixed 1,670 SusWrite 979 422% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 89.4 294% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,638 DQ Write 1,342 DQ Mixed 1,461 1,102% 1,480 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 370%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 156GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 422 287 287 289 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 445 Mixed 403 SusWrite 340 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 45.4 153% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 350 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
T-force 1TB 1TB 7,956 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 837GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 427 426 417 424 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 412 Mixed 400 SusWrite 427 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 28.8 133% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 47.6 93% 183 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 109%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 22GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 785 Write 543 Mixed 550 139% 626 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 51 179% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 314 265% 375 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 715GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 123 120 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 86.1 Write 76.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 122 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 931GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 103 Write 105 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 108 127% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.M8FADM Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 BLS4G4D240FSE.M8FADM BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 20GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	75	31.5"	1280 720	GSM5B96 LG HDR QHD

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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