Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% 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	101% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 11:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 698 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB; evga xc3 ultra CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 204 Parallax 203 186% 212 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 156 Splatting 137 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 380 339 283 278 270 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 393 Mixed 319 SusWrite 323 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 47.4 157% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 285 229% 324 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Intel SSDSCKKF256G8 SATA 256GB 3,569 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 66GB free Firmware: LHFD04N SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 267 281 270 271 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 279 Mixed 425 SusWrite 280 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 46 158% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 247 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 182 185 188 191 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 150 Mixed 71 SusWrite 184 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 167 193 193 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 196 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 188 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D32BEEAK.K8FB PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K G.SKILL F4-3000C16-8GISB PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.9 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 103%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,186x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,213x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,139x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,561x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16