Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	361% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 14:34
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,255 110% 938 Pts	64-Core 1262 78% 1262 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% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 192 Parallax 174 145% 181 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 179 Splatting 120 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 899GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1613 1622 1301 1301 1227 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,378 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 1,493 443% 1,972 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 95 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,822 DQ Write 1,595 DQ Mixed 1,703 1,278% 1,707 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 59GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 311 313 312 313 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 448 SusWrite 327 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 67.4 232% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 276GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 444 444 444 445 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 449 Mixed 430 SusWrite 445 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 49.5 168% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 291 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 164GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 113 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 168 Write 171 Mixed 106 SusWrite 113 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.9 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 103%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,122x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,556x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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