Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 206% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	200% 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	206% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 20:36
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$459 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,125 106% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,557 96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 262 Parallax 292 243% 284 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 248 Splatting 179 190% 241 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 328% 451GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 875 813 860 845 836 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,460 Write 1,723 Mixed 1,351 SusWrite 846 303% 1,345 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 46.2 170% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 1023 DQ Mixed 950 726% 977 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 467%
NT-2TB 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: H190117D SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 339 385 416 406 416 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 441 Mixed 325 SusWrite 370 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 39.7 131% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 265 205% 282 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 112%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 164 170 168 169 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
Generic- Compact Flash 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 12GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 26.8 Write 15.1 Mixed 7 SusWrite 16.8 20% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.6 176% 3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 4x16GB 598 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 129%

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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: 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	9	7	165	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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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 $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,178x
Core i9-9900KIntel $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,206x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,130x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,963x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,014

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