Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '22 at 14:36
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 778 85% 672 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 1630) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 132 Splatting 114 105% 130 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$36 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 47GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 317 318 320 319 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 466 SusWrite 333 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 62.1 210% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,621 Write 2,426 Mixed 1,901 516% 2,316 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 86.6 284% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,540 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1,309 988% 1,333 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 335GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 81 81 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 55.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 79.8 43% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 51%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 230GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 67 68 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 96.2 Write 57.7 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 66.8 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,274x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,280x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,625x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,286x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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