Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.1% 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	100% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '23 at 16:55
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 937 88% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,368 85% 1,368 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 83.9 Parallax 96.6 88% 96.3 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 82.3 79% 99.2 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 679GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 420 450 442 443 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 393 Mixed 315 SusWrite 416 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 34.6 133% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 264 221% 320 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 133%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 809GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2089 2180 2206 2232 2162 2226 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,975 SusWrite 2,182 487% 2,160 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 62.1 218% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,365 DQ Write 821 DQ Mixed 1035 786% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 623%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 931GB free Firmware: AX1P2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 113 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 102 Write 89.8 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 112 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 62%
MD03200-AVDW-RO 320GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 68 66 66 64 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 44.6 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 65.8 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 4x8GB 2,181 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	58	30	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0852 XF243Y P

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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 $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,176x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,203x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,128x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,324x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,125x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,270x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,021

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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