Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	288% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 273 87% 159 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 936 89% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,520 94% 1,520 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 121 Parallax 156 115% 139 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 136 Splatting 112 114% 144 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 630GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1065 1028 1046 1057 1025 1024 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2418 Write 2320 Mixed 1,682 SusWrite 1041 418% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 77.2 254% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,067 804% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 372%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 167 168 167 167 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 135 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 163 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 103 107 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 123 Mixed 85 SusWrite 105 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 296% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 163 163 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 142 Write 149 Mixed 106 SusWrite 165 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 442% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 180 183 171 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 118 Write 156 Mixed 130 SusWrite 176 108% 145 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 382% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 89%
Mass Storage Device 128GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 8GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 17.7 Write 17 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 18.2 23% 17 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.9 196% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 20%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 26.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 104%

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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	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
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	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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 $184	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) $35	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