Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	320% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 05:32
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 943 89% 738 Pts	64-Core 1,535 95% 1,535 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 166 Parallax 166 143% 169 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 151 Splatting 113 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB 397 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1762 1624 2229 2248 2274 2258 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 1,860 Write 2,312 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 2,066 459% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 69.3 237% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 1,036 775% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 493%
Intel SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 936GB free Firmware: 004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 868 952 911 862 831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 964 Write 391 Mixed 1,269 SusWrite 922 200% 886 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 34.7 178% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 830 544% 651 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 302%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 195 194 191 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 128 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 194 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
Seagate Portable 4TB 2,509 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 130 134 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 96 Write 127 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 133 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 68%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 26.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 29 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91% 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	9,150x
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