Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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	98.7% 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

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '20 at 00:24
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 974 98% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,237 76% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 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 (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 118 103% 127 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 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 2,525 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,321 449% 2,025 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 92.7 314% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,396 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,272 954% 1,274 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: 485 486 487 486 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 469 Mixed 386 SusWrite 487 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 52 184% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Apple HDD HTS547575A9E384 750GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 124GB free Firmware: JE4AD70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 55 59 59 59 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 54 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 57.8 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 55%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 500GB-$59 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 329GB free Firmware: JF3OA0D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 96 96 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 95.1 Write 91.6 Mixed 51.1 SusWrite 95 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.6% 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)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 24.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 96%

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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	9,173x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
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	1,604x

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	1,124x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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