Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	243% 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, 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 246 95% 166 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,089 103% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,657 103% 1,657 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 226 Parallax 150 147% 185 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 143 Splatting 122 121% 152 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 876GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1465 1494 1500 631 15 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,639 Write 1,551 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 870 292% 1,304 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 80.4 271% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 861 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 608 537% 800 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 295%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2212 830 808 809 808 810 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 2,106 Mixed 1,731 SusWrite 1046 410% 1,834 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 89.8 298% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 1,094 821% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 355%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 481 482 473 464 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 462 Mixed 420 SusWrite 474 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.4 183% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 5,290 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.3 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 30 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%

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

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,212x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,229x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,968x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,612x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,080

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16