Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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	138% 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	86.9% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '21 at 05:52
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,244 111% 941 Pts	64-Core 1,250 77% 1,250 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 185 Parallax 196 154% 190 fps	MRender 210 Gravity 163 Splatting 134 134% 169 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 52 53 53 54 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 505 Write 438 Mixed 398 SusWrite 89.5 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 44.9 154% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 241 198% 282 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 91%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 134GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 381 383 409 417 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 400 SusWrite 396 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 50.3 173% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 259 220% 321 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 119%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 72GB free Firmware: 401120RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 379 402 438 438 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 480 Mixed 385 SusWrite 390 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 50.2 172% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 253 215% 317 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 549GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2176 2178 2168 376 386 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1764 Write 1,514 Mixed 1,898 SusWrite 1,282 364% 1,614 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 76.6 253% 88.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,289 972% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 365%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 757GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 26 14 16 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 229GB free Firmware: 3.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 99 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 100 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 97.8 61% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 31.7 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31.1 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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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