Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.4%, 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,155 101% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2182) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 170 Parallax 168 142% 170 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 150 Splatting 113 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB3Q-128G-1006 128GB 2,148 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2180006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 418 Write 215 Mixed 189 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 34.3 146% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 129 129% 210 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 893GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 485 477 483 485 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 433 Mixed 386 SusWrite 473 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 51.9 191% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix.lnc HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%

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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	9,151x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,882x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,268x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	929x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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