Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	215% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	25 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 01:39
Run Duration	312 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 136 2-Core 265 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 694 75% 595 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.8% 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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.07% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 110 Parallax 8.2 5% 41.3 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 11.5 8% 9.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.07% 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	79.9% Very good	Lighting 98.4 Reflection 111 Parallax 100 80% 103 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 98.4 79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	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: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 873 804 809 796 819 807 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 1,898 Mixed 1,415 SusWrite 818 350% 1,564 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 70.7 235% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 78.6 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 111 98% 143 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 466 459 463 451 383 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 417 Mixed 374 SusWrite 448 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 48.7 162% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 47.5 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 67.8 59% 85.3 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 631GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 465 460 465 469 469 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 418 Mixed 353 SusWrite 465 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 37.1 130% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 36.7 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 53.4 51% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 663GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 108 109 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 122 Write 109 Mixed 99.4 SusWrite 108 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 74%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 680GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 90 84 88 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 87.9 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 83.1 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 86 85 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 82.5 Mixed 71 SusWrite 85.4 61% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 67%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 120GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 42 40 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 257 Write 7.2 Mixed 135 SusWrite 41.8 116% 110 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 12.8 4K Mixed 9.4 796% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 13.4 DQ Write 17.2 DQ Mixed 9.3 951% 13.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 113%
USB-DREV O X1 SSD 120GB 112GB free, PID 5002 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 149 106 146 149 149 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 226 Write 152 Mixed 154 SusWrite 143 218% 169 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 18.1 1,415% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Write 26 DQ Mixed 21.8 2,439% 23.9 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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% 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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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	1,322x
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 $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