Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	274% 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.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190318
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 17:15
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,078 103% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 158 Parallax 161 133% 161 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 141 Splatting 121 116% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 589 576 569 557 551 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,901 SusWrite 577 411% 1,841 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 83 272% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,510 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 900 748% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 173GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 73 68 71 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 439 Write 85.2 Mixed 130 SusWrite 70.8 39% 181 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 24.6 104% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 83.5 DQ Mixed 110 88% 125 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$65 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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 $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,137x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,115x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,954x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,879x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,598x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,554x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	928x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $974

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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