Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 166 2-Core 337 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,326 115% 983 Pts	64-Core 1,320 82% 1,320 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 173 Parallax 190 140% 178 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 172 Splatting 124 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 29 56 59 70 62 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 222 Write 124 Mixed 159 SusWrite 56 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 24.1 128% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 77.8 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 102 76% 100 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 73%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 147GB free Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 229 237 237 238 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,689 Write 1,184 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 265 297% 1,351 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 85.5 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 478 449% 696 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 271%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 311GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 64.8 Write 70.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 98 51% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 59%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 146 145 146 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 154 Write 136 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 143 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 420GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 136 148 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 141 Mixed 39 SusWrite 144 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CM4X4GF2400C16K4 CM4X4GF2400C16K4 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 16GB 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 27.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
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	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
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