Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	43.6% 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	97% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180814
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 07:04
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,001 97% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.6% Average	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 163 Parallax 171 8% 115 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 144 Splatting 103 112% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 93 88 84 92 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 478 Mixed 392 SusWrite 150 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 52.1 169% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 340 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 134%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 116GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 453 456 463 457 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 461 Mixed 440 SusWrite 456 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 51.9 168% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 289 234% 331 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 684GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 179 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 167 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 174 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 28.1 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 29 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 110%

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

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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	6,192x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $975

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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