Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	113% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	44.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 06:51
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1070 100% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 373F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 141 Parallax 132 107% 135 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 128 Splatting 102 92% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 686GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 372 438 446 402 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 454 Mixed 427 SusWrite 397 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 53.4 168% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 299 241% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 512GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 178 183 181 179 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 344GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 82 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 84 Write 78 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 82.2 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 175 173 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 136 Write 75.8 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 172 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.6 240% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 87%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 154 154 149 145 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 121 Write 130 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 146 170% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x16GB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 122%

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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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

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 $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