Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	247% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '21 at 21:55
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$253 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,199 105% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,189 74% 1,189 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$150 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 146 Parallax 194 112% 159 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 96.8 95% 118 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 613GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1414 826 832 793 662 678 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,553 Write 1,416 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 867 285% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.2 238% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,550 DQ Write 1054 DQ Mixed 1,108 879% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 276%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 656GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 417 424 422 426 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 401 Mixed 391 SusWrite 422 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 29.5 138% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 47.7 103% 209 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 249GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 225 214 218 213 216 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 464 Mixed 360 SusWrite 238 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 48.3 170% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 260 219% 320 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 954GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 431 432 435 434 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 426 Mixed 389 SusWrite 435 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 29.5 138% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 48.2 95% 187 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 105%
Ssk-dk10 0 2TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 449GB free Firmware: 010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 146 149 150 151 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 152 Mixed 131 SusWrite 146 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 93%
Ssk-dk10 0 2TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: 010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 146 149 150 151 149 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 93%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 158 157 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 156 Mixed 112 SusWrite 158 200% 150 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 1 517% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 0.8 383% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$116 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32.1 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,373x
Core i9-9900KIntel $395Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,342x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,222x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,000x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,930x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,632x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,595x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,348x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,154x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,304x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	951x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	943x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,061

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	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 $397