Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 15:17
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 1,052 93% 787 Pts	64-Core 1447 90% 1447 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8660) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 159 Parallax 167 134% 163 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 135 Splatting 104 109% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.61% Terrible	Lighting 7.17 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 8.84 6% 9.59 fps	MRender 13.7 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.4 11% 13 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.61% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 256 270 246 258 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 406 SusWrite 268 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.8 212% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 654GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 161 161 164 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 165 Mixed 117 SusWrite 160 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 27.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 28 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,143x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,956x
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	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,120x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 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: $963

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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