Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 08:32
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,033 99% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,649 102% 1,649 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3727) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 163 Parallax 168 140% 168 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 153 Splatting 115 121% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 1015 1273 1272 1205 1139 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,440 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,503 SusWrite 1,187 416% 1,859 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 74.4 248% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1294 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 976 738% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 892GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 453 456 458 459 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 434 Mixed 409 SusWrite 456 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 48.7 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 283 232% 332 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 106GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 83 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 88 Write 81.3 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 79.9 106% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 4.2 275% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB 5,282 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 12.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 135%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
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	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
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 $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