Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	262% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '19 at 03:14
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 958 97% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,242 77% 1,242 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3863 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 133 Parallax 138 121% 140 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 140 Splatting 110 118% 149 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 578GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1336 1209 1450 1441 1418 1452 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 1,502 Mixed 1,108 SusWrite 1,384 309% 1,374 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 76.1 263% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 271 356% 633 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 295%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 462GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 411 463 464 464 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 459 Mixed 330 SusWrite 450 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44 164% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 181 154% 220 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 793GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 132 132 131 123 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 116 Write 86.5 Mixed 56 SusWrite 128 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567, SanDisk 8GB Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	9.05% Terrible	Read 34 Write 6.5 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 3.4 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 2 110% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.05% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 114%

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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	6,195x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

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 $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