Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.4% 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	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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 19:37
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th 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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 302 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,170 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1563 97% 1563 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 30.6 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 46.7 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 42.6 33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 218 169 150 192 248 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 508 Write 299 Mixed 296 SusWrite 209 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 39.2 140% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 196 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 448GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 474 478 484 483 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 485 Mixed 453 SusWrite 476 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 62.4 204% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 76GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 316 316 316 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 457 SusWrite 336 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 55.3 186% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 865GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 182 182 184 185 185 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 124 Write 97 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 181 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.4% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.4% 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	6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
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