Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	167% 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	201% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 21:41
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 695 71% 573 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	167% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 260 Parallax 288 182% 257 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 226 Splatting 170 186% 236 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 734 706 739 672 684 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,672 Write 1,791 Mixed 1,395 SusWrite 757 315% 1,404 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 56.1 176% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 775 566% 746 MB/s
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 632GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 159 161 158 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 449 Write 150 Mixed 156 SusWrite 158 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 23.5 95% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 158 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 122%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 35 36 36 31 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.7% Average	Read 282 Write 70.2 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 38.1 26% 120 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 12.8 66% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 53.7 DQ Mixed 44.6 66% 130 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 171GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 85 87 88 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 161 Write 151 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 87.2 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 20.2 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 110%

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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	6,196x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
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