Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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	289% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 20:26
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,245 111% 940 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 184 Parallax 189 152% 186 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 164 Splatting 134 134% 169 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS1TMTE220S 1TB 3,368 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4SAUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 478 468 469 470 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,728 Write 1,787 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 514 361% 1,630 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 87.5 310% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 1,137 DQ Mixed 481 552% 945 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 359%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 145GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 294 295 294 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 431 SusWrite 315 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 62.3 210% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 458GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 168 168 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 131 Write 146 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 168 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 143 143 146 143 144 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 86.2 Write 96.9 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 142 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 575GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 94 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 117 Write 118 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 92.3 113% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.8 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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