Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	145% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 21:44
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 1,070 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,024 63% 1,024 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 196 Parallax 186 175% 199 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 144 Splatting 129 122% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,358 Write 2,081 Mixed 1,440 435% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 70.6 231% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 1,140 862% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 84GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 442 455 340 215 145 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 448 Mixed 394 SusWrite 342 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 52.7 174% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 261GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 89.5 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 82 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 152 Write 136 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 81.4 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 109%
WD My Book Duo 25F6 8TB 285 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4.5TB free, PID 25f6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 41 41 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 33 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 40.8 46% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 46% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 28.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 107%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,130x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 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	1,325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

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 $177	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