Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	140% 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	319% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 16:26
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 165 2-Core 330 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 1,264 112% 947 Pts	64-Core 1,256 78% 1,256 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 179 Parallax 192 160% 189 fps	MRender 220 Gravity 167 Splatting 116 132% 168 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 831 797 873 883 868 798 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 2,421 Mixed 1,822 SusWrite 842 432% 1,934 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.8 298% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,691 DQ Write 1,427 DQ Mixed 1,536 1,157% 1,551 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 355%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 432GB free Firmware: UG5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 165 174 264 273 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 453 Write 346 Mixed 314 SusWrite 257 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 20.7 83% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.5 DQ Mixed 45.7 50% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 61%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 471GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 474 468 456 474 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 489 Mixed 418 SusWrite 467 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 53.1 196% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 720GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 98.7 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 108 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 27.5 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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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	6,198x
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	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
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 $295	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