Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 925 94% 761 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 184 Parallax 168 138% 174 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 164 Splatting 117 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 104 95 99 77 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 366 Write 210 Mixed 213 SusWrite 98.9 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.5 164% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 186 148% 208 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 86%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4GB free Firmware: SBFA12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 85 Write 288 Mixed 150 40% 174 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 23.3 130% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 18.5 45% 103 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 90%
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 44GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 65 65 66 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 181 Write 76.5 Mixed 102 SusWrite 64.1 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 28.4 110% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 67.9 DQ Mixed 70.4 61% 92 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 52%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 381GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 82 81 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 51.5 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 80.8 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 32.6 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 34 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 42.2 95% 42.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,599x

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 $129Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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