Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 06:27
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 273 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 594 72% 552 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 45.1 42% 51.8 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 66.8 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 324 266 212 214 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 471 Write 430 Mixed 364 SusWrite 270 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 35.1 125% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 246 215% 321 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 977GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 202 201 201 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 162 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 198 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 114 Write 89.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 118 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 20.2 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 114%

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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	9,168x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,197x
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	1,603x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	1,122x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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