Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	366% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 09:28
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 277 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1,092 97% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,502 93% 1,502 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 172 Parallax 167 146% 173 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 117% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2217 1539 1492 1476 1507 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,613 Write 2,452 Mixed 1,525 SusWrite 1,769 469% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 89.3 295% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1488 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,363 1,026% 1,375 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 410%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 111GB free Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 57 56 59 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 399 Mixed 356 SusWrite 97.8 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 45.2 168% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 236 192% 272 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 187 188 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 176 Mixed 99 SusWrite 187 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 929GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 182 182 182 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 175 Mixed 105 SusWrite 181 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.5 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 25.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 80%

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,176x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
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	1,324x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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