Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	308% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '21 at 02:42
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,196 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,187 73% 1,187 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.11.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 93 55% 74.9 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 47.2 49% 62.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1762 1442 848 1203 1061 496 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 1975 Mixed 212 SusWrite 1,136 329% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 86.1 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 1,119 DQ Mixed 496 498% 788 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 52GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 393 422 458 462 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 409 Mixed 403 SusWrite 416 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 52.9 180% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 111 150% 275 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 131 123 124 130 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 95.2 Write 127 Mixed 71 SusWrite 124 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 87%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 121GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 68.4 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 55.2 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08LFHH35-12-K 4x8GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 27.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 26.5 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 92%

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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	9,191x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,213x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,142x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,328x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,274x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

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 $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16