Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	302% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210413
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 16:14
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 303 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,151 101% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 175 Parallax 177 138% 174 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 154 Splatting 131 127% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1595 1712 1546 1466 1583 1640 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,162 Write 1,815 Mixed 1,165 SusWrite 1,590 377% 1,683 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 73.6 244% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 749 DQ Mixed 970 722% 967 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 393%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 201GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 240 236 240 241 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 464 Write 233 Mixed 172 SusWrite 240 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 23.6 114% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 55.7 103% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 460GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2021 2033 2025 1956 2043 1978 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 1,883 Mixed 1,240 SusWrite 2,009 431% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 76.3 257% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 1,000 746% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 393%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 423GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 1042 1040 1034 1040 1038 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,073 Write 968 Mixed 943 SusWrite 1,036 226% 1,005 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.1 227% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 504 413% 574 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 253%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 166 165 164 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 90 SusWrite 164 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%
WD My Book 1130 1TB 1,203 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 570GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 86 89 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 39.5 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 86.9 69% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 41%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 250GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 37 Write 31.8 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 33.9 42% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 36%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 830GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 76 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 59.8 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 76.5 86% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 23.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 154%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,185x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,212x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,138x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,964x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,561x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,327x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,127x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,271x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16