Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 00:18
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,107 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,556 96% 1,556 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% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 109% 136 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 408 408 419 420 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 296 Write 407 Mixed 213 SusWrite 407 75% 331 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 50.3 163% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 234 205% 306 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 172 174 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 166 Mixed 104 SusWrite 173 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 937 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 0GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 3 2.6 1.9 0.1 2.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 13.2 Write 1.8 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 2.1 6% 5.45 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 9%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 17GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	8.7% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 13.2 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 15.3 22% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.3 75% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 18.8 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 139%

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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	9,151x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,882x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

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	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,268x
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 $133	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