Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	328% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	56.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 03:53
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,105 103% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,652 102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 144 Parallax 136 109% 138 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2098 2100 1308 1026 1463 1513 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,303 Write 2,303 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 1,584 448% 1,994 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 78.9 259% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,424 DQ Write 1,212 DQ Mixed 1,331 994% 1,322 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 410%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 212 214 209 219 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 387 Write 287 Mixed 280 SusWrite 217 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 41.6 156% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 154 146% 227 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 91%
OCZ VERTEX2 40GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 37GB free Firmware: 1.33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 37 38 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 131 Write 45.5 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 37.7 15% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 18.7 80% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 45.3 DQ Mixed 59.4 48% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 41%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 25 29 81 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 114 Write 124 Mixed 104 SusWrite 26.3 69% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 180 180 182 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 170 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 180 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 5,791 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 134%

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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	6,193x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
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: $975

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 $179	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