Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	369% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 14:31
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 165 2-Core 331 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 1,286 116% 974 Pts	64-Core 1,302 81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3825 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 238 Parallax 265 190% 245 fps	MRender 282 Gravity 240 Splatting 151 175% 224 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1874 2149 2065 2110 1787 1955 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,441 Write 2,132 Mixed 1,382 SusWrite 1,990 446% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 79.7 265% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,465 DQ Write 1,570 DQ Mixed 1,588 1,176% 1,541 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 462GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2070 745 614 615 614 614 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,361 Write 2,150 Mixed 1,562 SusWrite 878 388% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 85.9 282% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 1,656 DQ Mixed 1359 1,066% 1,459 MB/s
Poor: 229% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 329%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 728GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 437 492 506 504 505 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 68GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 194 150 132 148 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 417 Write 271 Mixed 303 SusWrite 166 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 35.3 129% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 165 160% 253 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 91%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 202 203 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 208 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 203 131% 180 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.3 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 30.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% 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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

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	1,603x

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	1,322x
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 $40Bench 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 $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 $40	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