Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	91.8% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 20:09
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 76.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 828 90% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,434 89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.9% 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: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 220 Parallax 235 165% 219 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 197 Splatting 129 154% 197 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 207 204 223 292 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 290 Mixed 290 SusWrite 251 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 39 140% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 196 173% 258 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 448GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 329 483 486 487 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 475 Mixed 446 SusWrite 441 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 58.1 199% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 76GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 262 315 315 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 486 Mixed 463 SusWrite 317 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.4 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 865GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 166 178 176 177 178 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 129 Write 89 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 174 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.8% 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 way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.4 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 21.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.3% 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