Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% 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.
Boot Drive	236% 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	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 01:07
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,176 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,559 96% 1,559 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 228 Parallax 256 207% 246 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 226 Splatting 135 168% 217 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 232 204 288 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,349 Write 864 Mixed 1,105 SusWrite 270 251% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 87.1 294% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 825 DQ Write 692 DQ Mixed 660 521% 726 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 244%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 90GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 480 476 478 411 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 394 SusWrite 460 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 56.6 186% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 41GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 128 109 90 77 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 458 Write 426 Mixed 372 SusWrite 114 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 16.6 71% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 23 80% 172 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 86%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 159 158 158 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 162 Mixed 96 SusWrite 159 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.1 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 120%

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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	9,169x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,198x
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	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $973

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 $177	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