Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	38.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$265 550,833 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 (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,060 102% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,199 74% 1,199 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 180 Parallax 162 133% 169 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 165 Splatting 114 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 88 54 23 35 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 513 Write 440 Mixed 12 SusWrite 93.3 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.4 48% 12 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 100%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 79GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 318 357 353 358 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 478 Write 358 Mixed 255 SusWrite 336 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 15.7 131% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 88.8 116% 206 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 86%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 57GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 328 348 345 345 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 470 Mixed 377 SusWrite 340 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.4 172% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 254 217% 320 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 24.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,202x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,145x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,887x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,563x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,130x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16