Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	147% 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	101% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 11:44
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,081 99% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 200 Parallax 193 175% 203 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 150 Splatting 131 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 332 310 275 239 192 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 366 Mixed 348 SusWrite 274 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 46.4 156% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 299 237% 331 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 342GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 439 406 428 425 440 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,613 Write 1908 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 528 325% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 72.4 245% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1729 DQ Write 1,342 DQ Mixed 83.6 457% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 365%
Intel SSDSCKKF256G8 SATA 256GB 3,569 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 58GB free Firmware: LHFD04N SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 271 271 271 263 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 461 Mixed 440 SusWrite 259 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 54.8 180% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 206 186% 280 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 186 185 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 151 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 186 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 188 186 179 182 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 157 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 184 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D32BEEAK.K8FB PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K G.SKILL F4-3000C16-8GISB PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 103%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,236x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,248x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,974x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16