Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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	275% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 23:37
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 103% 192 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 932 99% 790 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 182 Parallax 201 150% 189 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 161 Splatting 134 131% 164 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 682GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 1492 1497 1536 1535 1495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,526 Write 1,525 Mixed 1,088 SusWrite 1,494 317% 1,408 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 82.7 287% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 470 436% 662 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 255%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 156 158 157 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 152 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 157 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 138 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 166 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 114%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 154 154 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 101 SusWrite 154 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 21.8 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 121%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
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: $973

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