Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 16:32
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,196 106% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,656 102% 1,656 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 144 Parallax 123 114% 136 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 134 Splatting 105 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 171 191 192 181 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 206 Mixed 83 SusWrite 181 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
132 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 10GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 108 Write 38.9 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 30.9 57% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 44% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,197x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,216x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,145x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,886x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,609x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,563x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,330x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,130x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,276x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16