Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 99.8%, 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	321% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '23 at 21:20
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,049 97% 809 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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: 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: 302 303 302 300 298 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 484 Write 314 Mixed 264 SusWrite 301 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 28.5 99% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 59.5 120% 242 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1716 1545 1546 1539 1535 1263 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,447 Write 2,224 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 1,524 448% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 73.8 239% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1147 DQ Mixed 1,206 916% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$71 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 398GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 468 473 479 449 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 468 Mixed 457 SusWrite 430 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 52 172% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS SSD 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 318GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 468 473 479 444 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 477 Mixed 425 SusWrite 439 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 55.5 182% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 120%
Corsair Force LS SSD 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 565GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 131 128 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 138 Write 114 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 129 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 0.7 11% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 8,435 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 34.4 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 30.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 132%

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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	4,156x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,891x
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	1,136x

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