Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, 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	272% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 21:55
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,085 101% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,591 98% 1,591 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 139 Parallax 139 119% 141 fps	MRender 151 Gravity 122 Splatting 93.7 97% 122 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 903GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1450 1470 1532 1539 1516 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,577 Write 1,591 Mixed 1,182 SusWrite 1,487 329% 1,459 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 74.7 249% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 610 543% 811 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 71GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 319 320 303 273 260 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 469 Mixed 456 SusWrite 321 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 53.4 178% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 47GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 169 166 166 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 343 Write 167 Mixed 207 SusWrite 166 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 40.8 147% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 191 145% 196 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%
SABRENT 1TB 59GB free Firmware: ECFM22.4 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 1,207 Write 2,403 Mixed 1,521 1,282% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 68.8 12,304% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1060 DQ Write 1241 DQ Mixed 1,415 12,192% 1,239 MB/s

SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 26 15 14 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 155 Write 43.7 Mixed 62 SusWrite 26.9 79% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.5 178% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.7 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
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	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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