Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	307% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 17:31
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 305 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1011 99% 811 Pts	64-Core 1281 79% 1281 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 150 Parallax 141 109% 142 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 137 Splatting 109 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 939 626 614 618 612 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,406 Write 2,059 Mixed 1,293 SusWrite 671 358% 1,607 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 101 338% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,516 DQ Write 1,383 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,070% 1,437 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 246GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 896 650 642 647 647 640 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,799 Write 1,583 Mixed 696 SusWrite 687 265% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 55 247% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 1372 DQ Mixed 1,024 829% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 254%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 310GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 432 435 430 430 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 442 Mixed 317 SusWrite 433 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 41.3 145% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 181 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS5C3015ALA632 1.5TB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 726GB free Firmware: ML5OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 71 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 71 Write 74.5 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 71.2 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 189 Write 152 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 149 184% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG 4x4GB 573 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.9 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 107%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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: $973

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