Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.2% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 01:25
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 222 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 722 78% 618 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 103%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.87% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 109 Parallax 8.4 5% 41.3 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 0.3 4% 6.33 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.87% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 112 Parallax 101 80% 104 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 98.7 80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,111 Write 1,859 Mixed 1314 391% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 68.4 223% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,517 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,295 980% 1,323 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 421 Write 409 Mixed 384 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 47.9 157% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 345 260% 349 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 631GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 390 Write 394 Mixed 342 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 40.5 122% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 344 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 663GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 75.2 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 74%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 680GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87.8 Write 82.6 Mixed 69.8 60% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82.4 Write 84.7 Mixed 63.2 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 120GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 240 Write 14.7 Mixed 128 129% 128 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 8.7 798% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 17.3 DQ Mixed 11.7 1,047% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 113%
USB-DREV O X1 SSD 120GB 112GB free, PID 5002 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 209 Write 161 Mixed 154 215% 175 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 17 1,340% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.5 DQ Write 27.7 DQ Mixed 24.4 1,852% 24.5 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 106%

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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	6,195x
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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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 $45Bench 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 $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