Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	71.2% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	May 25 '21 at 01:35
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 232 92% 159 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 764 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 142 Parallax 129 111% 136 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 139 Splatting 115 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7512G 512GB 5,734 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0712B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 381 81 9.1 98 11 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 452 Write 385 Mixed 383 SusWrite 143 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 23.4 110% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 0.7 73% 173 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 101%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$25 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 137 139 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 167 Write 135 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 138 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 90%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 106 108 106 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 118 Write 105 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 107 132% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 35,395 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 25.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 112%

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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	9,218x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,236x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,159x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,571x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,075

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16