Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	277% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 07:11
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 770 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 157 Parallax 171 137% 165 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 144 Splatting 62 96% 125 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$85 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 459GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1033 976 984 1009 1003 1008 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 1,970 Mixed 170 SusWrite 1,002 309% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 74.1 237% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1182 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 589 543% 845 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 103GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 135 135 136 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 468 Write 401 Mixed 331 SusWrite 153 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 36.2 133% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 188 168% 252 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 85%
Intel Optane+932G 1TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 21GB free Firmware: 17.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 266 264 276 470 318 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 94%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 144 146 144 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 154 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 144 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 0827 500GB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 343GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 43 43 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 40 Write 40 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 42.1 52% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 838GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 113 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 166 Write 124 Mixed 95 SusWrite 112 161% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 170% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 5GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.8 4.4 4.5 4.8 4.6 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 6 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.5 12% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.3 139% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 30 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 28 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 114%

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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	9,171x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,199x
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	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $176	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