Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	362% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 06:35
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 893 95% 756 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 145 Parallax 137 109% 138 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2307 818 810 806 814 808 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 2,278 Mixed 1,758 SusWrite 1,061 427% 1,907 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 110 372% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,907 DQ Write 1,724 DQ Mixed 1,760 1,335% 1,797 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 340%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 97GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 402 401 404 406 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 478 Write 395 Mixed 308 SusWrite 384 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 28.4 111% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 158 128% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 212GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 309 309 310 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 470 Mixed 408 SusWrite 327 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.1 220% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 33.3 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 32.5 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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	9,174x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,202x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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