Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	296% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 08:31
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700T 1,586 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 265 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 930 86% 719 Pts	64-Core 928 58% 928 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 4001 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 163 Parallax 163 136% 164 fps	MRender 216 Gravity 139 Splatting 124 126% 159 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 676 851 858 847 853 846 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,375 Mixed 1,478 SusWrite 822 402% 1,799 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 86.6 285% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,359 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 1,248 939% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 355%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 3,035 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 720GB free Firmware: STOSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2162 2292 2285 2280 2257 2171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 2,066 Mixed 1,584 SusWrite 2,241 413% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 72.8 241% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,550 DQ Write 1,289 DQ Mixed 1,411 1,059% 1,417 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 371%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 745GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 120 122 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 99.9 Write 130 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 120 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 227% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 63%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 188 186 187 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%

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 (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.7 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 29.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,172x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,124x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16