Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	185% 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.
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

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '22 at 12:56
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 300 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,159 103% 874 Pts	64-Core 1160 72% 1160 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 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 237 Parallax 264 219% 257 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 223 Splatting 167 180% 229 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6256G 256GB 5,658 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,677 Write 1,143 Mixed 995 281% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 45.2 208% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 482 DQ Mixed 113 220% 449 MB/s
Poor: 87% Great: 246%
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 610GB free Firmware: CS303225 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 966 Write 923 Mixed 729 194% 873 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 29.4 144% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 61.3 DQ Write 1,024 DQ Mixed 1,537 894% 874 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 286%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 213 Write 197 Mixed 85.5 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 652% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 292 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 30.9 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,215x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,231x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,154x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,970x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,889x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,570x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,332x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,135x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	935x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	933x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,080

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16