Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	107% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 03:43
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$410 354,223 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 (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,103 99% 838 Pts	64-Core 1627 101% 1627 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 178 Parallax 178 153% 181 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 159 Splatting 112 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0B 2TB 2,157 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 373 429 443 436 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 482 Mixed 283 SusWrite 412 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 44.7 154% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 261 218% 317 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 13GB free Firmware: 1.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 50 49 46 46 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 194 Write 84 Mixed 106 SusWrite 48.7 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 29.9 124% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 74.5 DQ Mixed 91.3 72% 102 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 52%
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 364 375 398 381 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 280 Mixed 337 SusWrite 391 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.1 166% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 170 174% 285 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 22GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 65 66 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 65.5 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 65.4 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.5 245% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 76GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 79 Write 81.3 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 79.7 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 69%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 61GB free Firmware: 3.AHG SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 63 64 64 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 43.5 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 63.1 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 44%
CT240BX5 00SSD1 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 35GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 103 103 102 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	163% Outstanding	Read 387 Write 363 Mixed 346 SusWrite 101 390% 299 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 16 1,508% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 26.7 DQ Mixed 16.4 1,548% 21.7 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 163%
HGST HTS 541010B9E380 1TB 416GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 103 103 102 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 59 SusWrite 101 124% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s

WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 61GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 40.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 41.1 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 4GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 34 35 35 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 35 Write 35.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 34 44% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 59% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 29.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
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: $973

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