Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 221% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 219% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	216% 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.
Boot Drive	255% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '22 at 05:00
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,055 100% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,546 96% 1,546 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Asus(1043 8802) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	216% Outstanding	Lighting 320 Reflection 297 Parallax 368 261% 328 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 261 Splatting 192 213% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1001 512GB 9,336 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11170101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1211 983 841 825 749 729 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,989 Write 2234 Mixed 1,762 SusWrite 890 386% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 68.6 239% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 1,031 776% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 278%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 364GB free Firmware: 4L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1778 919 596 601 601 601 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,317 Write 1,851 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 849 370% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 80.8 271% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 1,106 833% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 296%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 912GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 117 132 124 124 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 146 Write 230 Mixed 111 SusWrite 125 113% 153 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 416% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 35,395 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 27 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,176x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,324x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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