Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99% 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	95.5% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 03:28
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 312 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,233 110% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 1511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 118 Parallax 137 113% 131 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 132 Splatting 0.2 73% 102 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 207 209 208 208 207 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 435 Mixed 260 SusWrite 213 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 43.3 156% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 248 213% 315 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 115%
Vecto Tech 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 32GB free Firmware: 2210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 40.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 15 7% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 14.3 46% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 25.4 DQ Mixed 24.4 18% 24.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 70%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 793GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 353 357 357 360 356 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 309 Write 337 Mixed 313 SusWrite 336 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 26.8 86% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 203 150% 197 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 35.2 Mixed 28 SusWrite 14.4 20% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 195% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 92%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 174 176 172 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 184 Mixed 130 SusWrite 176 226% 165 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.9 335% 4.23 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 4.7 DQ Mixed 1.2 203% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 95%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 18GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 31.6 Write 30.1 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 11.2 32% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 24.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 24.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

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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	9,146x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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