Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 109%, 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	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$263 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,247 113% 948 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 221 Parallax 257 198% 240 fps	MRender 309 Gravity 239 Splatting 187 194% 245 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 470GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 1089 1387 1093 106 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,426 Write 1,548 Mixed 1088 SusWrite 794 273% 1,214 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 75.4 261% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 272 343% 599 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 255%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 83 61 90 70 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 473 Write 152 Mixed 215 SusWrite 74.5 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 17.6 114% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 12.5 62% 135 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 629GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 163 165 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 180 Mixed 118 SusWrite 162 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.2% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 18.4 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,215x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,232x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,154x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,970x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,135x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,078

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16