Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	125% 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	276% 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	28.3 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	Nov 01 '20 at 10:01
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,042 98% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 457.09 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 161 Parallax 171 140% 168 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 143 Splatting 106 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1421 1429 1455 1473 1471 1475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,677 Write 1,608 Mixed 1,188 SusWrite 1454 333% 1,482 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76 258% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 606 538% 801 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 93GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 319 318 318 319 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 483 Mixed 455 SusWrite 340 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 55.1 185% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 350 252% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 129%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 47GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 161 167 162 164 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 365 Write 194 Mixed 244 SusWrite 159 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 178 139% 191 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%
SABRENT 1TB 67GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,294 Write 2,478 Mixed 1537 1,325% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 74.4 13,337% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 1245 DQ Mixed 1,436 12,396% 1,262 MB/s

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)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 29.2 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,193x
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 $40Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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