Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 298% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 285% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	322% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '22 at 03:13
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 861 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,339 83% 1,339 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	322% Outstanding	Lighting 488 Reflection 568 Parallax 756 398% 604 fps	MRender 483 Gravity 519 Splatting 282 336% 428 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 167GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 55 57 59 58 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	627% Outstanding	Read 6,788 Write 55.3 Mixed 112 SusWrite 54.1 364% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 873 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 5.7 1,332% 294 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 627% Great: 355%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 261GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 10 13 13 18 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,980 Write 2146 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 36.5 329% 1,472 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 65.4 223% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1204 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 1,018 770% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 297%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 729GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 1191 1216 1217 1219 1217 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,160 Write 1,248 Mixed 1,187 SusWrite 1,206 271% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 67.5 223% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1,025 773% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 365%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.9 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 114%

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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	6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
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