Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	96.2% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1121 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,157 72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 218 Parallax 252 171% 226 fps	MRender 271 Gravity 218 Splatting 144 165% 211 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 255 246 242 238 246 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 286 Mixed 296 SusWrite 250 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 38.3 152% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 252 209% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 195GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 353 375 372 372 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 484 Mixed 432 SusWrite 364 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.2 219% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 551GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 149 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 141 Mixed 86 SusWrite 148 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 7.4 7 6.6 6.7 6.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 10.3 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 6.3 15% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.3 213% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 22.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 104%

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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