Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	134% 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	109% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 07:04
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 947 93% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 176 Parallax 185 153% 183 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 155 Splatting 112 120% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 325 292 290 299 287 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 434 Mixed 418 SusWrite 324 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 52.6 174% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 830GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 465 466 443 456 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 432 Mixed 426 SusWrite 454 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 53 174% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 183 181 185 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 115 Mixed 26 SusWrite 181 85% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.9 336% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 30.2 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 110%

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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	9,146x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

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	1,121x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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