Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '19 at 04:36
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 150 2-Core 284 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 984 96% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,489 92% 1,489 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 167 Parallax 162 143% 168 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 150 Splatting 109 116% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 38 41 40 40 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 377 Write 81.7 Mixed 94 SusWrite 40.7 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 18 96% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 46.4 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 73%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 194 199 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 235 Mixed 117 SusWrite 198 136% 186 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 454% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 107%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 143 154 150 148 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 127 Write 183 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 149 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 391% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 858GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 90 92 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 36.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 92.1 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 134GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 124 124 147 169 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 108 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 137 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 927GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 122 121 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 118 Mixed 112 SusWrite 122 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 76%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 465GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 42.3 52% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 125% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 111%

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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	9,143x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,117x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,956x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $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) $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