Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	338% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 04:31
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,172 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1168 72% 1168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 178 Parallax 176 155% 182 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 160 Splatting 117 126% 159 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 903GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 1249 1774 1848 1865 1869 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,597 Write 1,987 Mixed 174 SusWrite 1,576 351% 1,584 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 79.4 268% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 1,176 DQ Mixed 581 616% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 484 484 484 422 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 484 Mixed 458 SusWrite 442 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 55.9 185% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Corsair Force 120GB 1,958 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 112GB free Firmware: 2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 81 84 81 74 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 150 Write 115 Mixed 132 SusWrite 80.9 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 31.9 121% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 114 90% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 122 122 123 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 61.7 Write 121 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 115 64% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 555GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 173 176 178 182 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80% Very good	Read 108 Write 66.5 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 172 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 28GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 49 43 31 31 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 113 Write 39 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 37.3 79% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.1 224% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.8 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 114%

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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	9,138x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,955x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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