Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	278% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 22 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 15:13
Run Duration	374 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,126 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,191 74% 1,191 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 157 Parallax 155 125% 155 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 132 Splatting 120 117% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1659 1779 1739 764 775 769 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,362 Write 2,169 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 1,248 356% 1,571 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 74.4 250% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,635 DQ Write 1,496 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,134% 1,537 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 277%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 342GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1995 1742 1740 1744 1747 1743 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 1,988 Write 2,027 Mixed 1706 SusWrite 1,785 423% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 84.5 300% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 2,031 DQ Write 1411 DQ Mixed 1,656 1,254% 1,700 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 347%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 20TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 52 59 42 42 63 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22.9% Poor	Read 219 Write 129 Mixed 89.4 SusWrite 53.1 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 2.1 37% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 5.3 DQ Write 26.4 DQ Mixed 0.3 5% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 106%
WD Gold 12TB (2017)-$280 1,221 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 180 181 185 178 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 178 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 180 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 294% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 138%
WD Red 6TB (2019)-$129 374 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 144 143 145 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 20% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 187 195 192 192 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 870GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 108 111 111 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 57.2 Write 92.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 107 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 221% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 794GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 102 105 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 128 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 99.1 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 250% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 4x8GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 27.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 25.2 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 96%

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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	1,603x

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	1,322x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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