Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	356% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 21:36
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 78.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,096 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 113 Parallax 131 105% 124 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 1733 1804 1501 1520 1494 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 2,572 Write 2,067 Mixed 1669 SusWrite 1,549 440% 1,964 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 88.5 293% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,716 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,456 1,108% 1,502 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 410%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 867GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 1401 1401 1403 1349 965 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,680 Write 1,478 Mixed 1,184 SusWrite 1,312 317% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 79.1 266% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 313 435% 790 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 295%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 99 92 96 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 255 Write 128 Mixed 179 SusWrite 95.2 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 36.1 137% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 74.6 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 97.1 75% 99.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 901GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 181 181 180 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 180 Mixed 117 SusWrite 178 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 173 175 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 182 Mixed 99.1 SusWrite 172 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 179 179 179 179 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 136 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 176 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2A2666C16 4x16GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 100%

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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 $295	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