Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	115% 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	303% 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	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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 22:28
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,105 102% 852 Pts	64-Core 1,639 101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 148 Parallax 145 125% 149 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 126 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 1294 822 819 824 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,277 Mixed 1753 SusWrite 979 419% 1,875 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 86.5 297% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 1,171 877% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 386GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 476 473 480 475 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 472 Mixed 454 SusWrite 476 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.7 183% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 31.7 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 110%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,151x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,882x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,268x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	929x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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