Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	140% 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	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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 00:40
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 202 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 740 69% 573 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3898) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 241 Parallax 277 234% 268 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 228 Splatting 164 184% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 27 16 259 28 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 1,360 Write 1,415 Mixed 1,016 SusWrite 148 220% 985 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 50.4 160% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 548 DQ Mixed 268 290% 484 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 255%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 268GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 128 129 129 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 83.2 Write 86.4 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 130 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 150GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 59 60 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 55.5 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 60 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 33.8 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%

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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	9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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