Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 172% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% 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	105% 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.

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	12.2 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 23 '20 at 02:14
Run Duration	145 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 i7-9700K-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,146 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,146 71% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4825 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 227 Parallax 247 211% 244 fps	MRender 283 Gravity 224 Splatting 136 167% 214 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 228 244 215 248 243 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 470 Mixed 386 SusWrite 247 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 51.5 176% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 347 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 219 178 177 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 509 Write 493 Mixed 388 SusWrite 205 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 36.7 138% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 206 190% 290 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 843GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 131 135 135 136 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 133 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$40 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 29.5 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 29.2 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,289x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,293x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,189x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,904x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,289x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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