Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	42% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 03:50
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,139 103% 868 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.6 39% 48.9 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 61.6 48% 59 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 284 283 179 284 289 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1722 Write 1,009 Mixed 424 SusWrite 298 190% 863 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 81.6 236% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 255 329% 590 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 164GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 477 480 483 419 453 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 403 SusWrite 461 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 57.8 191% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 71GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 192 141 141 146 136 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 437 Write 216 Mixed 260 SusWrite 148 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 21.5 94% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 17.9 56% 120 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 86%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 155 154 152 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 152 Mixed 108 SusWrite 153 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 107%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,147x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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