Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	281% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 01:26
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,043 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,651 102% 1,651 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 162 Parallax 168 139% 167 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 144 Splatting 103 111% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 889GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 1522 1539 1564 1557 1569 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,658 Write 1,614 Mixed 1175 SusWrite 1,541 337% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 76.3 258% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 605 536% 800 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 71GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 318 318 318 319 308 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 448 SusWrite 336 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 55.8 186% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 351 239% 293 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 47GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 165 167 165 163 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 364 Write 208 Mixed 240 SusWrite 161 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 44.2 154% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 200 150% 201 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%
SABRENT 1TB 67GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2494 679 486 315 257 396 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 109%

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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	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

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	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $978

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 $15	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