Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	197% 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	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 (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 21:08
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 245 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 813 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,518 94% 1,518 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 838 834 727 729 683 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,505 Mixed 1,272 SusWrite 821 287% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 43.2 150% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 947 696% 917 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 297%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 51GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 71 14 44 51 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 381 Write 262 Mixed 241 SusWrite 81.8 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 14.3 55% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 42.1 47% 81.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 346GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 152 155 154 146 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 80 Write 117 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 148 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 37% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 17,559 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.9 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 19.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	9,148x
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	1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,601x

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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