Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	153% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 896 90% 729 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 3426) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 160 Parallax 151 131% 157 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 151 Splatting 117 106% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 276 184 182 187 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,034 Write 801 Mixed 447 SusWrite 233 139% 628 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 77.3 247% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 797 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 134 175% 337 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 236%
Apacer AS340 960GB 730 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 417GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 448 423 421 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 473 Mixed 442 SusWrite 442 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 61.8 186% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 151 169% 287 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 96 99 98 98 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.4% Good	Read 161 Write 114 Mixed 135 SusWrite 94.3 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 33.4 141% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 116 89% 122 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 79%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 931GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 464 395 381 408 593 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,341 Write 360 Mixed 486 SusWrite 520 149% 677 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.1 174% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 537 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 361 298% 431 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 28.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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	9,206x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,222x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,150x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,888x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,610x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,566x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,277x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16