Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	293% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200921
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 03:54
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$258 550,833 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 (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,171 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 180 Parallax 175 131% 172 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 168 Splatting 120 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 219GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 925 752 747 732 713 691 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,357 Write 2,157 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 760 377% 1,689 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 81.7 271% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,699 DQ Write 1387 DQ Mixed 1,519 1,144% 1,535 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 195GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 234 240 272 332 339 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 469 Mixed 434 SusWrite 316 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 52.6 176% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 354 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-514 480GB 2,428 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 275GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 400 401 403 402 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 371 Write 393 Mixed 261 SusWrite 402 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 35 128% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 189 167% 248 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 99%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 38.3 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 20.9 43% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 129% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 40.4 Mixed 32 SusWrite 21.2 44% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2800C15-4GVR F4-2800C15-4GVR F4-2666C15-8GVR F4-2666C15-8GVR 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.5% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.8 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 90%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,138x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 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 $65Bench 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: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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