Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	313% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '22 at 09:14
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,183 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.11.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 103 55% 77.9 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 46.9 49% 62.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1593 1717 1735 1758 589 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,614 Write 1298 Mixed 185 SusWrite 1411 303% 1,377 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 76.9 265% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 1,046 DQ Mixed 490 485% 763 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 49GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 360 454 463 467 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 444 Mixed 436 SusWrite 399 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 52.1 172% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 228 207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 129 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 129 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 128 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 87%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 92GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 54 56 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 56.2 Write 57 Mixed 40 SusWrite 55 38% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08LFHH35-12-K 4x8GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 26 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 22.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 92%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,148x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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