Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	299% 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, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211102
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 20:26
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,103 99% 836 Pts	64-Core 1518 94% 1518 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1631 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Lighting 9.1 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 13.4 7% 11.8 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 12.1 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 882GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2059 1722 1722 1715 1717 1888 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,726 Write 1,626 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 1,804 376% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 69.4 240% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 1,022 766% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 347%
WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)-$189 695 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 7.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 217 234 219 226 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 223 Write 128 Mixed 109 SusWrite 222 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.3 293% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 30 Write 15.3 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 14.7 21% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 46% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 29.9 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.8 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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