Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	100% 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	15.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 15:20
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 146 2-Core 295 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,098 100% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 195 Parallax 175 143% 182 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 179 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 646GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 352 441 439 436 445 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 236 Mixed 334 SusWrite 403 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 35.2 132% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 247 215% 320 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 133%
Corsair Force 3 480GB-$249 173 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 223GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 132 141 126 121 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 226 Write 192 Mixed 237 SusWrite 130 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 18.4 53% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 54.7 DQ Mixed 68.9 56% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 41%
Samsung HD300LJ 300GB-$25 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 75GB free Firmware: ZT100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 53 53 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 20.8 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 53.3 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 34%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 49GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 40 41 40 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 39 Write 38.3 Mixed 28 SusWrite 39 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 4GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 2.8 2.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	7.28% Terrible	Read 22.8 Write 4.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 3.8 11% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2.6 129% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.28% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 7,088 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 20.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,193x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

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	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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