Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% 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	188% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '20 at 10:59
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 980 97% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 183 Parallax 199 162% 194 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 166 Splatting 117 127% 162 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTE110S 256GB 4,102 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1026E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 661 626 509 342 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,408 Write 984 Mixed 902 SusWrite 555 214% 963 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 43.1 199% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 510 486% 751 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 191%
Transcend TS256GMTS830S 256GB 440 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 40GB free Firmware: R0427BNR SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 453 458 459 232 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 401 Mixed 440 SusWrite 363 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.1 186% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 242 195% 269 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 95GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 139 130 102 54 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 462 Write 281 Mixed 282 SusWrite 119 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 20.3 84% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 43.7 48% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 109GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 76 83 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 446 Write 405 Mixed 368 SusWrite 115 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 21.7 113% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 32.3 75% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 825GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 176 190 189 189 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 191 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 186 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x8GB 3,646 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 26.3 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 29.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
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	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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