Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.1% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 22:37
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$410 354,223 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)	79.3% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 776 70% 588 Pts	64-Core 1,199 74% 1,199 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.1% Poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 19.8 Parallax 24 20% 22.7 fps	MRender 44.6 Gravity 22 Splatting 23.9 24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 342 337 328 325 314 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 348 Mixed 311 SusWrite 329 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 38.6 138% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 260 218% 317 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 311GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 465 478 480 466 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 478 Mixed 450 SusWrite 462 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 51.8 170% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 349 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 104GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 74 76 54 87 64 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.7% Average	Read 279 Write 90.5 Mixed 61.1 SusWrite 81.1 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 0.2 62% 146 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 337GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 121 120 119 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 119 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GB 2,333 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 132%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 3R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	19%	52	141	71	180	24"	1920 1080	ACR050E Acer XB241H

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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	9,173x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
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	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,124x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	933x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

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 $178	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