Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, 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	175% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13 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 18 '20 at 08:29
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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-$155 321,194 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 (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 892 93% 745 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 3426) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 162 Parallax 152 131% 158 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 152 Splatting 118 107% 132 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: 216 277 158 173 179 172 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,395 Write 814 Mixed 966 SusWrite 196 187% 843 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 77.3 244% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 809 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 253 306% 542 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 236%
Apacer AS340 960GB 730 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 564GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 460 437 414 399 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 435 Mixed 425 SusWrite 429 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 57.5 183% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 151 169% 287 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 89GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 94 91 96 93 94 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.6% Above average	Read 155 Write 118 Mixed 134 SusWrite 91.9 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 29.7 122% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 112 89% 124 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 79%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 736GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1476 1478 1479 1466 1466 1473 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,623 Write 1,486 Mixed 1,198 SusWrite 1,473 325% 1,445 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 81 267% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,057 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 435 481% 812 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 283% 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 (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 28.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,191x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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 $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: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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