Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	117% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,192 109% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,734 107% 1,734 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 127 Parallax 129 109% 130 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 129 Splatting 55.9 92% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 379 301 300 260 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 410 SusWrite 304 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 56.3 203% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 253 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB-$135 3,861 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 192GB free Firmware: STDOA39D SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 94.5 Write 89.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 78.7 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 696GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 46 45 45 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 6.8 Write 34 Mixed 13.6 SusWrite 42.6 18% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 114%
Apricorn 640GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 317GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.31% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 3 Mixed 3 SusWrite 3.5 4% 3.33 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 1.31% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 25.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 30.7 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 107%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,268x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,279x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,184x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,984x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,902x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,623x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,336x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,144x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $59Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,285x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	941x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,069

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16