Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	133% 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	119% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 299 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 988 98% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,255 78% 1,255 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 176 Parallax 185 150% 182 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 152 Splatting 115 122% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 6.9 Reflection 12.6 Parallax 9.19 6% 9.57 fps	Gravity 7.77 Splatting 0.09 3% 3.93 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 469 473 484 487 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 481 Mixed 331 SusWrite 479 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 49.2 172% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 277 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 120%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 51GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 151 152 152 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 488 Mixed 376 SusWrite 184 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.9 205% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 349 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 205 208 211 211 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 358GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 110 114 110 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 135 Write 134 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 112 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 113%

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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	9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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