Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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	107% 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.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '23 at 08:47
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 957 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 116 Parallax 148 109% 133 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 126 Splatting 106 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,412 Write 2,204 Mixed 1,562 458% 2,059 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 77.1 257% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,522 DQ Write 1,051 DQ Mixed 1,203 921% 1,259 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 188GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 104 103 105 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 149 Write 162 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 106 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 226GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 139 136 140 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 87.6 Write 71.3 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 136 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 112%
Maxell External USB 2.0 750GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 53GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 49.8 Write 35.7 Mixed 21 SusWrite 36 46% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.5 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 31 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 120%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,242x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $898Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16