Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	279% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 22:17
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 167 2-Core 329 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 675 8-Core 940 102% 807 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 36FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.18 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 148 Parallax 127 117% 140 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 108 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 337 338 336 321 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,508 Write 1,469 Mixed 947 SusWrite 373 292% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 90.9 329% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 1,506 DQ Mixed 993 821% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 199GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 82 83 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 97.4 Write 99.8 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 82.1 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 68%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 533GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 155 154 155 150 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 140 Write 131 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 154 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ABA200V 2TB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 333GB free Firmware: MZ4OABC0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 127 130 134 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 74.8 Write 78 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 131 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.8 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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	9,171x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
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	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $978

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 $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