Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	89.3% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '20 at 09:17
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,020 98% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,652 102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 175 Parallax 190 153% 184 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 153 Splatting 110 120% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 406 395 400 377 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 483 Write 249 Mixed 255 SusWrite 387 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 31.9 110% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 63 103% 203 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 237GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 894 899 901 900 898 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,708 Write 2416 Mixed 1596 SusWrite 939 427% 1,915 MB/s	4K Read 79.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 99.6 328% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,902 DQ Write 966 DQ Mixed 1155 932% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 340%
Intenso Speed Line 126GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 74GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 36 36 36 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	25% Poor	Read 113 Write 40 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 35.2 59% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 32.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%

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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 $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,225x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,241x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,163x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,972x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,894x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,614x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,573x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16