Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 06:04
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 329 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 1,005 93% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,335 83% 1,335 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 243 Parallax 51.1 44% 116 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 71.2 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 205 90 92 89 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 407 Mixed 371 SusWrite 154 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 50.8 171% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 88.2 112% 199 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 113%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 191GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 394 401 399 395 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 441 Mixed 340 SusWrite 401 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.8 184% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 278 228% 325 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 156 157 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 169 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 157 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 2x8GB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 15.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	9,150x
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	1,881x
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	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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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