Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 164% 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	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	287% 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	26.9 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 13 '22 at 00:53
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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-$259 550,833 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 96.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 291 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,092 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 1086 67% 1086 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) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 230 Parallax 225 210% 238 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 168 Splatting 137 149% 190 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: 283 286 319 319 320 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 474 Write 307 Mixed 232 SusWrite 308 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 13.3 95% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 84.2 103% 178 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 84%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 392GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 372 456 458 439 420 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 432 Mixed 384 SusWrite 422 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 46.8 156% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 296 236% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 782GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1686 1128 1081 1123 1062 1060 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,022 Write 2,152 Mixed 1718 SusWrite 1,190 398% 1,771 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.2 233% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,589 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,352 1,021% 1,378 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 349%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 351GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 134 133 133 140 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 122 Write 91.4 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 134 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 106%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 101 Write 149 Mixed 114 163% 121 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 209% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 74%
ST4000VN 000-1H4168 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 9GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 85 61 52 63 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 141 Write 148 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 86.5 148% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 63%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 9GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 133 83 56 48 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 84.3 144% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 60%
ST2000DM 008-2FR102 2TB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 8GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 177 Write 171 Mixed 164 218% 170 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 1.6 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 46.9 MC Write 50.1 MC Mixed 32.9 124% 43.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 119% 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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,241x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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