Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	114% 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	305% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 13:21
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,009 97% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,566 97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (144 fps cap detected)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 144 117% 144 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 144 Splatting 144 118% 144 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1213 1677 1252 959 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,648 Write 1,834 Mixed 144 SusWrite 1,090 315% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 82.1 278% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 575 558% 889 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 311%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 332GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 439 467 458 472 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 485 Mixed 454 SusWrite 455 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 60.4 197% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free Firmware: 32B3T8EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1638 1082 983 993 992 1005 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,482 Write 1,663 Mixed 1452 SusWrite 1,116 374% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 72.4 246% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 986 DQ Mixed 531 548% 899 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 370%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 413GB free Firmware: SS0411BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 1941 1145 1061 1009 353 382 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2018 Mixed 180 SusWrite 982 316% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.8 264% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,289 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 590 598% 972 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 370%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 192 194 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 116 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 194 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 157 159 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 152 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 159 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 4x8GB 2,780 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.4 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 32 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 32 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%

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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	9,218x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,159x

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