Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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.
Boot Drive	85.1% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 299 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,017 98% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 240GB 2,170 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1127A SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 343 298 342 381 408 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 460 Write 407 Mixed 338 SusWrite 357 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 23.5 122% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 32.7 70% 142 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 168%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 179 180 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 177 Mixed 100 SusWrite 179 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 2TB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 923GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 139 Write 14 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 13 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 67%
Sony Hard Drive 1TB 1,429 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 625GB free, PID 0b7e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 100 Write 72.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 94.8 106% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 27.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 29 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 90%

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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	9,211x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,227x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,967x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,612x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,569x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16