Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	285% 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 20:03
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1105 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 470.05 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 122 Parallax 122 111% 127 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 103 Splatting 90.4 90% 113 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: 302 455 480 482 483 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 482 Mixed 453 SusWrite 448 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.4 185% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 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% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 654 657 652 591 501 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,484 Write 2,337 Mixed 1,419 SusWrite 667 385% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 81 273% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,562 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1,300 987% 1,337 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 285% 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 502 Write 482 Mixed 400 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 58.6 195% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 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)	7.34% Terrible	Read 23.1 Write 11.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 11.7 17% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 7%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 6.2 8 5.5 6.9 6.9 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 3.2 Mixed 4 SusWrite 6.4 8% 7.07 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.3% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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