Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	171% 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	271% 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '22 at 06:39
Run Duration	701 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,095 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 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 (98^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 224 Parallax 222 209% 234 fps	MRender 273 Gravity 164 Splatting 132 148% 190 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 171% 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: 219 287 316 317 316 319 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 470 Write 302 Mixed 206 SusWrite 296 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 13.2 92% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 85.3 103% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 84%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 399GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 380 449 450 442 417 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 439 Mixed 417 SusWrite 402 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 43.2 145% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 290 235% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 787GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1771 978 945 934 988 1008 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,922 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,734 SusWrite 1,104 391% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 65.4 222% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,458 DQ Write 1,137 DQ Mixed 1,251 949% 1,282 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 349%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 327GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 129 109 136 135 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 144 Write 152 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 131 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 106%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 27GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 128 102 98 104 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 138 Write 161 Mixed 130 SusWrite 108 184% 134 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.7% 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 134 Write 138 Mixed 73 143% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 63%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 8GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 128 102 98 104 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 108 152% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 48.1% 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 133 Write 154 Mixed 130 182% 139 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 2.43 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 (72^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 49.4 MC Mixed 33.1 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 31.3 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 137%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,259x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,272x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,178x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,983x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,898x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,622x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,581x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,142x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	937x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $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) $39	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