Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '22 at 14:09
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 808 83% 671 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 1630) ≥ 4GB; ZT-A30610E-10MLHR, Zotac RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge LHR CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 144 Parallax 137 112% 139 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 124 Splatting 115 103% 128 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 47GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 315 290 283 253 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 466 SusWrite 306 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 62.2 210% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,629 Write 1,393 Mixed 1,836 431% 1,953 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.4 284% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,670 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,376 1,048% 1,424 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 335GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 80 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 59.4 Write 53.8 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 80.1 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 51%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 230GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 102 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 88.4 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 101 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 96%
USB Reader 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 11GB free, PID 2240 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 12 12 8.4 6.8 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	6.07% Terrible	Read 19.9 Write 9 Mixed 12 SusWrite 9.2 15% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 24% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.07% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 27.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 26.7 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 94%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,235x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,247x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,973x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,895x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,574x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	935x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,070

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16