Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	80.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '20 at 04:54
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,002 96% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 132 Parallax 136 110% 135 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 119 Splatting 97.8 100% 127 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 260 83 84 86 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 475 Write 427 Mixed 324 SusWrite 148 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 40.6 133% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 256 186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 123%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 130 132 127 134 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 404 Write 154 Mixed 194 SusWrite 133 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 27.6 104% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 90.5 DQ Mixed 121 97% 139 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 298GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 81 81 82 78 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 80.1 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 204 188 195 199 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00BN5A0 1TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 157GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 34 Write 35.2 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 4.5 32% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 22%
WDC WD16 00AAJS-00L7A0 160GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 108GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 34 34 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 33.3 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 32.8 43% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.7 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 120%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,197x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,215x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,145x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,886x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,330x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,130x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,276x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16