Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.3% 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	297% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 17:37
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,070 99% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,549 96% 1,549 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 138E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.3% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 117 Parallax 122 104% 122 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 101 Splatting 88 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 1457 1461 1420 1399 1368 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,585 Write 2,299 Mixed 1,883 SusWrite 1,360 455% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 74.5 242% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 941 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 737 566% 775 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 410%
Liteon CV8-8E128-11 SATA 128GB 5,529 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 119GB free Firmware: C27110B SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 142 143 142 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 393 Mixed 399 SusWrite 161 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 50.2 169% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 116 136% 234 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 185 195 191 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 190 Mixed 85 SusWrite 184 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29.5 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 40: 5R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	41%	34	110	5	60	21.5"	1920 1080	AOC2260 2260WG5

History: Score 30: 4R 2G 4B | Score 40: 5R 3G 6B

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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