Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '20 at 22:04
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 962 95% 778 Pts	64-Core 1191 74% 1191 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 142 Parallax 120 104% 130 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,578 Write 2,411 Mixed 1,638 491% 2,209 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 95.3 324% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1,204 902% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 59GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 484 484 489 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 491 Mixed 408 SusWrite 487 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.3 182% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 284 222% 310 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Apple HDD HTS547575A9E384 750GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 124GB free Firmware: JE4AD70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 59 59 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 54.9 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 57.8 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 55%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 329GB free Firmware: JF3OA0D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 92 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 93.3 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 93.6 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 96%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,226x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,245x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,165x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,615x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,139x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	937x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16