Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 98.9%, 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	299% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 11 '23 at 20:38
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$242 550,833 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)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1,040 95% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 531.79 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: 303 304 303 303 301 279 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 484 Write 315 Mixed 271 SusWrite 299 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 28.3 100% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 59.4 115% 231 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% 462GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1656 1409 1356 1325 1290 1255 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2198 Write 2,209 Mixed 1,736 SusWrite 1,382 423% 1,881 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 73.6 239% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 1,079 DQ Mixed 1,162 874% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 398GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 466 473 477 454 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 475 Mixed 449 SusWrite 431 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 50.8 169% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS SSD 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 318GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 466 473 477 451 356 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 475 Mixed 412 SusWrite 441 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 53.6 172% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 120%
Corsair Force LS SSD 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 565GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 130 127 130 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 142 Write 127 Mixed 95.6 SusWrite 129 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 0.7 9% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.4% 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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,243x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,255x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,171x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,617x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,140x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,282x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	938x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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