Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '21 at 03:35
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$442 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 298 86% 163 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 924 91% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,423 88% 1,423 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.3% Very good	Lighting 88.7 Reflection 80.1 Parallax 94.5 72% 87.8 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 92.5 Splatting 81.1 78% 97.8 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 597GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 327 518 578 886 587 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 1,479 Write 1,272 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 540 251% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 29.4 4K Mixed 26.4 85% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 70.3 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 50 42% 61.2 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 410%
Micron_5300_MTFDDAK480TDS 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 436GB free Firmware: D3MU001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 179 246 257 344 281 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 278 Write 375 Mixed 273 SusWrite 249 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 17 57% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 37.7 DQ Write 37.2 DQ Mixed 33.3 26% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 97%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free Firmware: EXT07D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 173 215 213 252 249 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 401 Write 255 Mixed 103 SusWrite 214 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 4 24% 7.37 MB/s	DQ Read 42.8 DQ Write 33.1 DQ Mixed 24.3 22% 33.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 638GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 114 120 121 126 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 171 Write 160 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 116 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 54,117 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 21.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 10R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	14%	85	85	4	60	27"	1920 1080	GSM58C9 E2742

History: Score 18: 2R 2G 2B | Score 52: 10R 0G 2B

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,131x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,559x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,325x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	931x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,004

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 $40	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