Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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.
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, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 09:20
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$294 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,238 112% 941 Pts	64-Core 1,737 108% 1,737 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 228 Parallax 233 169% 223 fps	MRender 266 Gravity 207 Splatting 141 160% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,841 Write 8,590 Mixed 9,426 2,142% 9,619 MB/s	4K Read 841 4K Write 280 4K Mixed 399 1,934% 506 MB/s	DQ Read 1893 DQ Write 1,047 DQ Mixed 1,234 981% 1,392 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 171 180 183 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 179 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 178 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 522GB free Firmware: HP13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 178 177 178 175 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 122 Mixed 85 SusWrite 175 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 4133 C19 Series 4x8GB 566 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 27.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 137%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,192x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,214x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,142x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,329x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,274x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $994

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16