Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	201% 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	85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '23 at 12:54
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 625 75% 579 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 247 Parallax 293 245% 280 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 236 Splatting 171 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ransor Starlink 2TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: T0422A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 407 414 435 439 433 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 483 Write 414 Mixed 397 SusWrite 414 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 29.4 97% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 47.6 87% 166 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 376%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 206GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 273 273 273 272 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 422 Mixed 400 SusWrite 290 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 47.3 170% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 229 206% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 36GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,446 Write 2,228 Mixed 1397 449% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 69.7 228% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 995 DQ Mixed 1,172 880% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 116 118 119 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 108 Write 75.5 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 118 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 3x8GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.4% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 88%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,236x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,249x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $300Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,974x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $865

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16