Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	219% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 06:50
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 963 91% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,543 96% 1,543 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 123E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 156 Parallax 151 120% 151 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 148 Splatting 107 98% 121 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 772 796 851 869 844 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,876 Write 1,176 Mixed 777 SusWrite 807 257% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.8 189% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1268 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 454 429% 697 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 283%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 50GB free Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 117 118 118 123 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 412 Write 130 Mixed 164 SusWrite 117 45% 206 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 36.7 140% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 144 112% 156 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 81%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 122GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 213 175 171 174 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 378 SusWrite 216 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 36.7 136% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 201 191% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 21GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 224 206 184 227 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 284 Write 272 Mixed 256 SusWrite 211 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 21.7 4K Mixed 24.6 85% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 102 87% 130 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 65%
Intel SSDSC2CT240A4 500GB 338GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 480 481 423 294 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 505 Write 480 Mixed 457 SusWrite 440 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s

WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 107 105 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 118 Write 98.3 Mixed 69 SusWrite 106 129% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 94%

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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	9,209x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,225x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,151x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,966x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,611x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,568x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,133x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	934x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,090

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16