Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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.
Boot Drive	300% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '23 at 13:35
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,040 99% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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)	6.31% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 9.2 5% 8.6 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12.4 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.31% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 174 Parallax 160 143% 170 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 139 Splatting 120 119% 150 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1876 1827 1651 1035 1728 1815 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2223 Write 2105 Mixed 1,960 SusWrite 1,655 447% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 66.2 219% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 955 713% 952 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 494%
SK hynix SC401 SATA 1TB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 650GB free Firmware: 90000121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 438 448 444 435 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 424 Mixed 398 SusWrite 440 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 40.8 135% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 349 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
Fanxiang S101 1TB 2,599 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 791GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 343 317 231 340 349 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 440 Write 394 Mixed 351 SusWrite 323 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 26.1 118% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 44.2 86% 167 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST12000NM0538-2K2101 12TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 10.5TB free Firmware: CN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 226 229 229 230 223 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 29 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 96%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,193x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,214x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,143x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,329x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,274x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16