Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 21:52
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 822 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 212 Parallax 201 187% 214 fps	MRender 216 Gravity 160 Splatting 140 137% 172 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 374 377 377 374 374 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 379 Mixed 306 SusWrite 376 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 36.9 141% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 260 221% 323 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 352GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 159 159 162 157 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 160 Write 123 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 155 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 10% 4.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 23%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 250GB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 195GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 291 218 218 218 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,079 Write 927 Mixed 885 SusWrite 258 176% 787 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 66.4 232% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 680 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 579 501% 730 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 199%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 9,544 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 185 189 187 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 34.4 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 32 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

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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	9	7	144	31.5"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix AG32CQ

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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	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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