Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	125% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 16:48
Run Duration	347 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,268 113% 953 Pts	64-Core 1,685 104% 1,685 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 146 Parallax 211 120% 168 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 147 Splatting 96.7 96% 120 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 643GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 465 476 482 481 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 468 SusWrite 473 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.7 192% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 134 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 455 Write 271 Mixed 265 SusWrite 130 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 43.3 4K Mixed 19.9 78% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 91.3 DQ Mixed 42.6 49% 84 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 53%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 404GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 478 481 482 481 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 489 Mixed 467 SusWrite 478 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 61.8 209% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2475 2481 2473 1711 1493 1514 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2,683 Write 2,451 Mixed 2043 SusWrite 2,025 517% 2,300 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 90.8 305% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,298 DQ Write 1,139 DQ Mixed 1,206 908% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 435%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 805GB free Firmware: AX0P3D SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 110 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 465GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 149 149 150 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 139 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 149 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 82%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: AX0D5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 112 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 62%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 195 195 204 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 205 Mixed 144 SusWrite 201 255% 188 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 1.4 406% 4.9 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 4.4 DQ Mixed 2 221% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 101 102 102 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56% Above average	Read 115 Write 98.7 Mixed 74 SusWrite 101 129% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.8 219% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 59%
USB DISK 1GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1320 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 8 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 8.4 14% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 25% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x16GB 1,159 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 33.6 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 31.1 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 143%

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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	9,216x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,236x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,156x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,891x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,136x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
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