Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	376% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,290 115% 970 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 129 Parallax 148 117% 140 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 134 Splatting 105 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 1599 1953 1952 1992 1989 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,757 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 1,763 450% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 86.7 296% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 1,532 DQ Mixed 1565 1,158% 1,520 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 17GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 516 Write 479 Mixed 356 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 44.4 169% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 330 255% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 101GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,764 Write 2,170 Mixed 1,293 459% 2,076 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 83.8 297% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1386 DQ Write 1,598 DQ Mixed 1,600 1,175% 1,528 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 84 83 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 69.8 Write 51 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 82.4 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 84%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 539GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82 Write 84.3 Mixed 64.5 98% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 26.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 104%

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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	9,167x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,194x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,125x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,322x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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