Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 152% 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	307% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 06:58
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 941 88% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,502 93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 197 Parallax 228 174% 213 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 205 Splatting 166 162% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 585GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 736 1176 1278 1292 1337 1324 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,377 Mixed 1,908 SusWrite 1,191 450% 2,011 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 84.2 279% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 1,004 752% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 452GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 1421 1431 1433 1405 1382 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,590 Write 2,391 Mixed 1,927 SusWrite 1,439 468% 2,087 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 85.4 282% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,163 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 1006 752% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 432GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 481 484 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 464 SusWrite 483 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 56.2 186% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 31.9 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 31.1 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,126x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,322x
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: $978

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