Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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.
Boot Drive	82.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 00:41
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 772 69% 582 Pts	64-Core 1,330 82% 1,330 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 146 Parallax 143 127% 148 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 127 Splatting 116 111% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 359 386 380 410 385 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 399 Write 186 Mixed 307 SusWrite 374 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 32.4 104% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 186 152% 225 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 226GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 1057 1095 1061 1081 1015 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,191 Write 1,642 Mixed 1,491 SusWrite 1,056 356% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 50.3 174% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,109 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 211 255% 476 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 410%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 931GB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1639 1619 1671 1521 1532 1552 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,106 Write 1,591 Mixed 1732 SusWrite 1,589 394% 1,754 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 46.5 172% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 179 230% 442 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 488%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 167 165 169 160 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 128 Write 152 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 163 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 30 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 135%

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

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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	9,146x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,184x
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	1,600x

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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	928x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $985

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