Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	285% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

21 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '22 at 23:18
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 245 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 808 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 1,014 63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 170 Parallax 185 148% 179 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 837 833 830 819 820 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,286 Mixed 1,758 SusWrite 853 416% 1,862 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 82.9 275% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 788 DQ Mixed 930 715% 983 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 340%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 109GB free Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 91 81 80 80 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 449 Write 243 Mixed 246 SusWrite 110 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 18.3 77% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 89.6 DQ Mixed 39.2 47% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 53%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 740GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 106 102 100 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 92 Write 95.7 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 103 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 510GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 147 151 151 150 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 142 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 148 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 274GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 78 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	41% Average	Read 64 Write 61.7 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 78.9 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 19.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 21.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 110%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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: $973

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