Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	211% 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	106% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '22 at 21:34
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 80.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 737 69% 574 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 298 Parallax 356 255% 322 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 251 Splatting 191 207% 263 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$280 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 432 426 437 440 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 450 Mixed 335 SusWrite 436 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 38.7 143% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 268 222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 360GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1836 1677 1699 1670 1584 1491 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,468 Write 2,251 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 1,659 461% 2,052 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 71.6 242% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 831 617% 822 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 175GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1628 1489 1231 1102 1025 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,442 Write 2,131 Mixed 1,775 SusWrite 1,382 433% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 72.4 240% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 852 633% 844 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 435%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 152 149 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 148 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 150 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.2% 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 $272Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,190x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,213x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,142x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,885x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,608x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,562x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,328x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,129x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,274x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16