Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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.
Boot Drive	99% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	32.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '22 at 15:54
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$245 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,053 97% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 522.25 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 287 327 365 378 394 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 292 Mixed 244 SusWrite 354 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 34.9 140% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 274 224% 319 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 117%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 172GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1908 568 346 402 365 374 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,489 Write 1,880 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 660 320% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 61.9 192% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 1,229 918% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 365%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 397GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 303 376 443 440 472 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 451 Mixed 428 SusWrite 415 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 53.8 175% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Maxtor 6B200S0 204GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 21GB free Firmware: BANC1E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 47 47 47 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 32.9 Write 51 Mixed 26 SusWrite 46.7 29% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 30%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 543GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 146 147 146 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 181 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 146 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 136GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 113 127 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 144 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 121 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.2 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 119%

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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 $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,240x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,251x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,977x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,896x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,061

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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