Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 04:17
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,202 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	174% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 233 Parallax 302 204% 262 fps	MRender 291 Gravity 226 Splatting 134 168% 217 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 276 295 258 232 261 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 453 Mixed 355 SusWrite 273 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 48.8 168% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 348 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 206 174 176 176 175 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 469 Write 465 Mixed 372 SusWrite 206 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 35 129% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 201 187% 287 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 130 140 140 141 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 123 Write 149 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 138 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.5 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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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 $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,246x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,257x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,171x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,978x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,897x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,619x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,575x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,334x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,141x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,283x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	939x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	936x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16