Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	256% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 22:02
Run Duration	793 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 768 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$449 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797); EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING 8GB GDDR6X 08G-P5-3797-KL CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 222 Parallax 219 212% 234 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 165 Splatting 132 148% 189 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 238GB free Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 282 317 313 316 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 467 Write 293 Mixed 220 SusWrite 304 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 13.5 94% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 85 110% 194 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 84%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 578GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 346 418 414 417 416 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 386 Mixed 330 SusWrite 395 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 35 121% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 269 220% 315 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 125%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 789GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1633 1126 845 907 922 922 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,961 Write 1,847 Mixed 1,502 SusWrite 1,059 357% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 62.2 208% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 1,064 804% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 349%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 404GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 146 148 138 148 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 101 Write 131 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 143 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 62% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 4GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 92 84 71 90 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 89.3 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 85.8 109% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 44%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 27GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 129 103 99 97 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 138 Write 164 Mixed 125 SusWrite 106 182% 133 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 220% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 74%
ST4000VN 000-1H4168 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 8GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 118 Write 140 Mixed 75.2 141% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 63%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 10GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 128 100 100 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 107 152% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 60%
ST2000DM 008-2FR102 2TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 6GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 108 Write 137 Mixed 130 167% 125 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 65% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLM16G40C18U4B.M8FB1 2x16GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 49.5 MC Mixed 33.4 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 137%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,301x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,306x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,194x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,988x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,909x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,628x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,291x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	944x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	939x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $1,096

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16