Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 22:43
Run Duration	372 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$409 354,223 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)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 971 90% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,452 90% 1,452 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 167 Parallax 172 131% 167 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 145 Splatting 124 121% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,526 Write 2,061 Mixed 1,493 449% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 81 264% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 882 662% 895 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 484GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 464 475 479 478 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 454 Mixed 357 SusWrite 473 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 41.7 144% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 247 212% 314 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 814GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2001 2035 1557 1487 1498 1505 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,845 Write 1,950 Mixed 1,407 SusWrite 1,681 388% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 63.3 215% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 904 679% 916 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.5% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 19.7 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 72: 9R 9G 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
72%	50%	36	301	220	60	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR0000 ED320QR S

History: Score 61: 7R 6G 8B | Score 70: 9R 8G 1B | Score 66: 9R 7G 0B | Score 72: 9R 9G 0B

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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