Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	278% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '21 at 22:13
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 295 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,161 103% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,171 72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 663 666 657 650 632 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,498 Write 2,272 Mixed 1596 SusWrite 702 394% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 73 240% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,493 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,324 1,002% 1,350 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 408GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 465 465 465 440 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 413 Mixed 386 SusWrite 438 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 50.4 166% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 346 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
Corsair Force LS SSD 480GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 180GB free Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 464 465 464 471 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 411 Mixed 333 SusWrite 469 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 39.1 140% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 196 187% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 569GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 179 181 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 165 Mixed 106 SusWrite 180 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVRB Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 75%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,476 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 132%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,235x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,247x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,070

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16