Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 127% 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	129% 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	267% 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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 07:49
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$252 550,833 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 93.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,120 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 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: 456.55 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 172 Parallax 183 144% 177 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 120% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% 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% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 430 427 428 431 432 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,519 Write 2236 Mixed 1,477 SusWrite 461 372% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 82.8 275% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 1350 DQ Mixed 1,159 881% 1,173 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 584GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 481 485 484 484 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 473 Mixed 445 SusWrite 484 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60.7 202% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 931GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 481 484 474 471 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 469 Mixed 391 SusWrite 476 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 49.7 172% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 253 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 887GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 177 179 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 174 Mixed 110 SusWrite 179 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 115 117 117 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 138 Write 108 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 116 144% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 61%

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 (78^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.4 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.6% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

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	1,121x

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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