Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	91.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '19 at 05:31
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 810 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3524 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 162 Parallax 173 140% 169 fps	MRender 161 Gravity 128 Splatting 97.1 102% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 289 290 291 290 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 310 Mixed 285 SusWrite 290 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 29.1 129% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 236 205% 306 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 128%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 450GB free Firmware: Q1122BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 367 410 410 411 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 412 Mixed 335 SusWrite 392 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 40.7 144% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 221 181% 257 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 623GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 169 172 172 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 146 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 170 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 25,457 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 106%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,175x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,324x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

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 $45	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