Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% 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

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '22 at 20:32
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 218 87% 149 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 920 84% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,406 87% 1,406 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 264 Parallax 324 243% 295 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 243 Splatting 182 200% 254 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 462GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 917 1124 1101 1078 1049 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,725 Write 1,753 Mixed 646 SusWrite 1,060 290% 1296 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48.1 182% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 382 322% 483 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 302%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 375GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 322 446 452 456 450 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 453 Mixed 389 SusWrite 407 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 45.3 148% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 293 238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 192GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 470 423 397 393 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 466 Mixed 413 SusWrite 400 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 51.6 169% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 263 223% 325 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%
Seagate ST3500820AS 500GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 464GB free Firmware: SD81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 14.2 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 67.4 33% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 60%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 730GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 89 88 87 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 60.2 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 87.9 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 87%
SABRENT 1TB 156GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2068 994 637 557 810 945 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 163GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 75 74 76 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 67.4 Write 70.6 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 74.3 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 9TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 39.2 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 39.4 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 2.4 216% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 29.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 119%

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,219x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,161x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
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