Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	346% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 1,026 91% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,446 90% 1,446 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 189 Parallax 166 133% 173 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 163 Splatting 113 107% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1745 1795 2036 2033 2110 2163 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,163 Mixed 1,385 SusWrite 1,980 454% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 72.5 249% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,123 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 992 747% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 393%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1593 1595 1598 1590 1594 1542 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,516 Write 1,591 Mixed 1,083 SusWrite 1,585 326% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 73.8 251% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 918 DQ Mixed 321 411% 734 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 282%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 87 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 75.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 86.2 96% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 43%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 14GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 182 189 188 134 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 165 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 156 191% 154 MB/s	4K Read 11.4 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 8 665% 9.9 MB/s	DQ Read 10 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 8.7 694% 9.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 135%

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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	9,143x
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	1,956x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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