Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 07:03
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 809 76% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,262 78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 152 Parallax 161 126% 156 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 133 Splatting 101 107% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 315 317 312 294 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 485 Mixed 374 SusWrite 324 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 53.8 180% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 116GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 481 480 485 485 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 386 SusWrite 481 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 55.7 184% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.6 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 102%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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: $978

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