Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	121% 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	293% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 293 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,130 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 178 Parallax 162 136% 169 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 164 Splatting 114 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 601 598 598 595 594 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,436 Write 2,312 Mixed 1,563 SusWrite 650 389% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 76.4 256% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1855 DQ Write 1,569 DQ Mixed 1,659 1,258% 1,694 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 346GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 479 478 480 477 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 457 Mixed 409 SusWrite 479 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.1 215% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
WD Red Pro 3TB (2014)-$170 548 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 129 126 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 169 Write 153 Mixed 104 SusWrite 130 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 101%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 11GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 6.1 6.1 6 6 6 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	7.35% Terrible	Read 26 Write 3.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 5.9 11% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.35% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 25.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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