Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 203% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 01:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 299 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,095 101% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897); EVGA 10G-P5-3897-KR CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 255 Parallax 286 241% 279 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 241 Splatting 177 193% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 264 285 290 289 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 367 SusWrite 280 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 54.7 185% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 348 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 237 163 175 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 486 Mixed 369 SusWrite 199 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 39.4 147% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 203 189% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 831GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 136 136 136 136 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 146 Mixed 71 SusWrite 134 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 29.4 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 48.9 SC Mixed 31.5 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 120%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,220x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,161x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,072

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16