Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	226% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). 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	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 911 98% 778 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 154 Parallax 165 130% 159 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 138 Splatting 102 110% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 932 901 902 865 705 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,536 Write 968 Mixed 803 SusWrite 866 232% 1,043 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 68.5 264% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 645 DQ Mixed 653 504% 688 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 219%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 300 301 300 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 488 Mixed 421 SusWrite 318 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.2 203% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 118GB free Firmware: E8FM11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 238 245 243 248 365 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 728 Write 690 Mixed 457 SusWrite 307 122% 545 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 39.7 179% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 694 DQ Write 599 DQ Mixed 409 372% 568 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 214%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.4 4.8 4 4.2 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	7.35% Terrible	Read 24.7 Write 3.3 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 4.5 10% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.8 95% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.35% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30.9 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 $92Bench 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: $975

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 $178	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