Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	251% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 01:13
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$395 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 1190 100% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,582 98% 1,582 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$495 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3508 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 202 Parallax 218 184% 215 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 128% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1687 970 843 813 788 787 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,009 Write 2,217 Mixed 1,769 SusWrite 981 392% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 66.9 231% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 898 667% 891 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 347%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 840GB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 163 163 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 157 Mixed 32 SusWrite 162 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 108%
Seagate ST91608220AS 160GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 141GB free Firmware: 3.ALE SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 43 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 43.7 29% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 24.7 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,360x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,336x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,214x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,998x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,925x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,593x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,346x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,153x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,302x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	950x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	942x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,066

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353