Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.8% 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	325% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '23 at 01:54
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 283 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,037 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 528.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (121 fps cap detected)	98.8% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 121 Parallax 121 99% 121 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 121 Splatting 121 99% 121 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 183GB free Firmware: SAFC01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 303 302 303 303 302 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 473 Write 317 Mixed 268 SusWrite 302 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 26.8 100% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 59.4 118% 239 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1672 1445 1447 1285 1208 983 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,259 Mixed 1791 SusWrite 1,340 439% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 79.5 259% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,680 DQ Write 1251 DQ Mixed 1,342 1,037% 1,424 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 119GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 348 319 319 320 319 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 473 Mixed 452 SusWrite 338 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 48.4 166% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS SSD 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 288GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 442 443 441 448 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 451 Mixed 406 SusWrite 424 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 53.7 178% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%
Corsair Force LS SSD 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 590GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 128 132 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 139 Write 134 Mixed 92 SusWrite 130 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.6 9% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 2% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 29.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 28.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 114%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,216x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,236x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,155x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,890x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,135x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16