Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 123% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	118% 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.

High background CPU (27%). 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	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '19 at 01:31
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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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-$285 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 306 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,156 105% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 161 Parallax 169 136% 166 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 145 Splatting 104 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 430 470 475 470 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 448 Mixed 405 SusWrite 462 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 52.1 172% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 298 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 178 178 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 135 Write 123 Mixed 76 SusWrite 174 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 29 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 94%

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,130x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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