Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 211% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	196% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 21:29
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$442 354,223 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 (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,116 103% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,582 98% 1,582 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 289 Parallax 316 248% 303 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 252 Splatting 186 206% 262 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9TB8W1T001001 1TB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 155GB free Firmware: X6117101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 447 458 462 462 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 324 Mixed 294 SusWrite 455 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 49.8 174% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 224 197% 296 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 363GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 441 455 459 460 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 422 SusWrite 415 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.8 170% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
SKHynix_HFS001TD9TNG-L5B0B 1TB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80750C10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 640 462 438 391 386 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,322 Write 995 Mixed 624 SusWrite 539 194% 870 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 54.6 208% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 841 686% 979 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 275%
Sandisk SD9TB8W1T001001 1TB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 352GB free Firmware: X6117101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 428 445 449 451 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 475 Mixed 323 SusWrite 440 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 48.1 169% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 240 198% 282 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 60GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 30.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 42 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 63%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 12GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	6.15% Terrible	Read 22.5 Write 4.5 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 5 10% 9.55 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.15% Great: 23%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 78 78 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 88.8 Write 89.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 78.3 107% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 6,612 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 25.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 101%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,179x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,207x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

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 $40	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