Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '22 at 13:19
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 769 84% 665 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2118 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.86 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 108 Parallax 100 83% 104 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 96 79% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,086 Write 52.2 Mixed 105 432% 2,081 MB/s	4K Read 598 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 5.5 915% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 552GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2016 2073 2125 2183 2190 1443 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,295 Write 2287 Mixed 2,164 SusWrite 2,005 493% 2,188 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 76.9 246% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,489 DQ Write 1,084 DQ Mixed 1,282 959% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 410%
Samsung PSSD T7 Shield 1TB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 636GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 36.8 Write 40.2 Mixed 38 9% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 17 4K Mixed 13.3 44% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 23.4 DQ Mixed 16.9 15% 21.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 465GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 129 131 130 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 117 Write 93 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 130 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 4TB 3,750 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 41 41 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 34.9 Write 37.8 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 40.2 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 165% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 47.6 MC Mixed 36.1 122% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 32.3 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 122%

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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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

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 $40	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