Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 152% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	162% 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	282% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 20:10
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$290 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1,049 96% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$450 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 214 Parallax 208 197% 221 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 161 Splatting 130 141% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 598 584 591 608 609 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,559 SusWrite 625 389% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 81.7 279% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,505 DQ Write 1,125 DQ Mixed 1,263 958% 1,298 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 340%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 311GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1993 577 221 198 141 183 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1671 Write 2,016 Mixed 1,722 SusWrite 552 335% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 76.4 264% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,617 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 1,360 1,031% 1395 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 365%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$167 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 509GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 482 483 482 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 481 Mixed 451 SusWrite 483 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 66.4 222% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 824GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 215 207 213 213 219 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 213 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 576GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 181 190 193 185 195 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 68 SusWrite 188 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.7 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.8 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,137x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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