Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	229% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 17:48
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 903 97% 770 Pts	64-Core 898 56% 898 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB; MSI Ventus 2080 8GB OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 160 Parallax 171 136% 166 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 144 Splatting 109 116% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 1031 1054 1094 895 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,534 Write 1,023 Mixed 821 SusWrite 902 239% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 71.7 249% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 686 541% 752 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 219%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 158GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 300 300 299 300 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 481 Mixed 418 SusWrite 316 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62.7 218% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 136GB free Firmware: E8FM11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 243 251 241 251 395 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 698 Write 829 Mixed 768 SusWrite 317 147% 653 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.9 183% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 694 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 464 412% 618 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 214%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 30.9 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 32.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

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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