Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	155% 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	89.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190104
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 08:04
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,127 103% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 214 Parallax 217 174% 215 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 214 Splatting 137 159% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 107GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 339 459 262 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 474 Mixed 448 SusWrite 333 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 65.5 224% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 242 290 286 279 262 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 410 Write 291 Mixed 228 SusWrite 273 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 40.7 130% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 244 208% 307 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 143GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 381 381 382 383 381 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,471 Write 2,218 Mixed 1,489 SusWrite 566 376% 1,686 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 74.7 254% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,000 DQ Write 1,621 DQ Mixed 1,150 916% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 167 180 183 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 184 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 177 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 28.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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