Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 177% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	161% 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	335% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,148 107% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,760 109% 1,760 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 229 Parallax 244 184% 233 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 223 Splatting 134 161% 206 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 708GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 1199 1644 1682 1688 1705 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 2,150 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 1,552 428% 1,912 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 81.3 282% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 974 DQ Mixed 1,112 842% 1,140 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 165 163 163 161 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 101 Mixed 79 SusWrite 159 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 7GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 63 62 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 68 SusWrite 78.7 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.9 218% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 67%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 642GB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 41 41 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 40.7 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 39.4 53% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 42.2 Write 41.3 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 2.6 37% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 69%
WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA0 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 793GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 35 35 35 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 36.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 34 49% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 55%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.7 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 41 Write 40 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 2.6 37% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 139% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 68%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 41.8 Write 40.2 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 42.4 53% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 32.2 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 50.3 79% 50.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 127%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
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	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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 $46

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