Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 164% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	159% 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	235% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 03:54
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,144 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 223 Parallax 226 180% 224 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 209 Splatting 142 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 289 289 291 276 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,256 Write 804 Mixed 1,094 SusWrite 300 244% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 82.7 276% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 644 561% 825 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 164GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 447 481 482 483 483 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 406 SusWrite 451 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 56.9 189% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 71GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 167 141 134 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 468 Write 430 Mixed 383 SusWrite 161 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 21.4 110% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 33 81% 164 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 86%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 154 154 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 100 SusWrite 152 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 29.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%

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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	9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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