Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	99% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 02:44
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,152 105% 883 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 144 Parallax 124 105% 132 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 130 Splatting 105 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 7.17 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 8.84 6% 9.59 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.4 11% 13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 200 193 194 187 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 479 Mixed 254 SusWrite 201 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 48.3 168% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 257 213% 307 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 812GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 393 477 490 453 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 471 Mixed 409 SusWrite 440 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 54 199% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 33.3 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 25.8 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	9,144x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
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 $279	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