Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	236% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 14:55
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,068 100% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3898) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 123 Parallax 142 125% 139 fps	MRender 220 Gravity 116 Splatting 85.2 108% 140 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 546GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 536 476 476 475 475 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,764 Write 1,269 Mixed 364 SusWrite 536 217% 983 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 82.4 276% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1065 DQ Write 1052 DQ Mixed 421 492% 846 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 311%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 324GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 430 449 454 453 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 450 Mixed 324 SusWrite 423 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41.4 156% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 162 145% 212 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 334GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 186 Write 159 Mixed 107 SusWrite 104 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 110 Write 96.9 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 107 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 19.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 104%

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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	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

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 $45	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