Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	106% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '22 at 06:21
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 984 90% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,490 92% 1,490 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 138 Parallax 141 105% 136 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 131 Splatting 114 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 314 270 246 246 244 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 477 Mixed 459 SusWrite 294 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 51 168% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 304GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 126 121 113 120 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 114 Write 123 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 122 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 171 173 172 174 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 165 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 172 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 143 145 143 141 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 139 Write 157 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 141 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.8 249% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 183 184 184 182 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 178 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 184 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 4x8GB 2,384 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 31.9 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 30.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%

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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	9,138x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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