Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	282% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 19:44
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 284 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,109 99% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657); 12G-P5-3657-KR CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 470.05 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 121 Parallax 128 110% 128 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 106 Splatting 91.5 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 708GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 460 477 482 479 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 482 Mixed 461 SusWrite 443 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.7 186% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 530 530 525 513 510 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 2,320 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 580 384% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 80.8 270% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,554 DQ Write 1,179 DQ Mixed 1,313 996% 1,348 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 27GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 400 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.7 196% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	7.38% Terrible	Read 23.4 Write 11.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 11.7 16% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.38% Great: 7%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 7.2 7 5.6 7 5.7 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	5.18% Terrible	Read 14.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.1 8% 6.75 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.18% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 114%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,137x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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