Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 773 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 262 Parallax 286 228% 276 fps	MRender 329 Gravity 233 Splatting 178 194% 246 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 438 Mixed 358 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 47.9 168% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 220 200% 307 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 302GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 426 426 458 462 457 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 83.6 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 422 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 46.8 149% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 264% 351 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 21.4 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 38: 4R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	15%	91	8	6	144	0"	1280 720	27G1G4

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,183x
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	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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