Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	242% 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	6040 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 01:41
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 720 81% 637 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 131 Parallax 115 102% 124 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 120 Splatting 106 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 313 314 314 314 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,982 Write 1,165 Mixed 923 SusWrite 344 244% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 76 256% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,569 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,086 899% 1,297 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 236%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 170GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1402 1507 1456 1518 1504 1358 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,521 Write 1,335 Mixed 1,332 SusWrite 1,458 370% 1,661 MB/s	4K Read 58.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 72.6 252% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 420 339% 492 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 355%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 95GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 218 286 238 225 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 321 Write 102 Mixed 218 SusWrite 256 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 35.6 122% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 207 176% 254 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 100%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 114GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 440 442 442 442 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 439 Mixed 343 SusWrite 441 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 44.7 160% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 207 175% 254 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 479GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 90 89 90 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 93.2 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 88.8 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 76%

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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 33.9 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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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	9,146x
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	1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,600x

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 $184	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) $35	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