Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	268% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '20 at 17:01
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 299 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,118 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,146 71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 174 Parallax 174 147% 176 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 158 Splatting 110 123% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1095 488 403 400 401 401 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,493 Write 2,256 Mixed 1,342 SusWrite 531 368% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 82.2 273% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,288 DQ Mixed 1,164 874% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 621GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 487 487 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 445 SusWrite 486 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 59.7 196% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 931GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 487 476 471 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 399 SusWrite 477 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 49.2 169% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 254 217% 320 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 170 184 184 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 164 Mixed 109 SusWrite 181 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID 0048 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6.4% Terrible	Read 22.7 Write 7 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 7.1 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.4% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 28 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 105%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,185x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,212x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,138x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,561x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,127x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16