Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 19 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '22 at 13:39
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,069 98% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 158 Parallax 162 135% 162 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 120% 151 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 367 130 125 121 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 320 Write 315 Mixed 247 SusWrite 190 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 37.1 127% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 334 256% 348 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 123%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 133 133 133 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 290 Write 131 Mixed 170 SusWrite 130 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 25.6 107% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 117 103% 156 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$46 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 182 194 185 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 104 Write 134 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 184 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$46 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 315GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 145 148 150 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 85.5 Write 141 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 146 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 106%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00BN5A0 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 913GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 34 35 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 51.7 Write 29.1 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 34.2 45% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.1 83% 2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 33.1 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 120%

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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 $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,291x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,188x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,903x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $145Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,289x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16