Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 109% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	114% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 02:47
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,119 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,137 70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 147 Parallax 140 117% 144 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 139 Splatting 109 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 358 450 454 458 455 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 477 Mixed 388 SusWrite 412 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 51 171% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 344 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 131%
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$236 1,645 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 194GB free Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 739 393 396 394 392 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 977 Write 1,018 Mixed 871 SusWrite 484 188% 837 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.8 178% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 642 DQ Write 713 DQ Mixed 664 504% 673 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 184%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 142GB free Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 248 195 207 189 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 441 Write 239 Mixed 270 SusWrite 205 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 40.1 146% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 158 147% 228 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 91%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 98GB free Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 118 110 119 125 123 MB/s Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.7% Good	Read 207 Write 142 Mixed 174 SusWrite 116 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 35.3 142% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 151 116% 158 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 79%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 66GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 178 182 192 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 476 Write 188 Mixed 222 SusWrite 182 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 15.3 106% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 28.5 74% 159 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 180 179 180 180 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 154 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 183 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 259% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 151 154 154 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 117 Write 124 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 155 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.8 256% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.1 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

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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