Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.8% 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	292% 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '22 at 18:10
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700F-$295 54,980 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 1,098 95% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 86FC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 162 Parallax 109 97% 130 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 115 Splatting 105 105% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 106%

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% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 851 856 852 860 848 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 2,335 Mixed 1,689 SusWrite 838 412% 1,842 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 82.3 268% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,489 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 1,244 940% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,540 Write 8,166 Mixed 8,135 1,850% 8,281 MB/s	4K Read 605 4K Write 272 4K Mixed 332 1,486% 403 MB/s	DQ Read 1917 DQ Write 1,233 DQ Mixed 1,363 1,074% 1,504 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAONS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 157 157 156 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 157 Write 166 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 156 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 855GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 106 Write 88.6 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 104 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 331GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 61 62 63 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 60.9 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 75%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 157 160 159 160 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 148 Write 149 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 153 184% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 135% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 31.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 29.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

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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	9,173x
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	933x
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 $178	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