Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 19:26
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	73%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,108 101% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 126 Parallax 138 104% 131 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 110 Splatting 97.4 94% 118 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 119GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 368 380 391 398 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 411 Write 386 Mixed 280 SusWrite 378 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 31 112% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 144 140% 229 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 119%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1227 Write 1,353 Mixed 1,093 274% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 46.6 164% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 580 521% 784 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 750GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 169 172 172 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 161 Mixed 101 SusWrite 170 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.3 243% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 900GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 127 126 127 127 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 136 Mixed 97.6 SusWrite 126 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 350GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 29 28 27 15 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 21.2 Write 33.1 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 25.8 26% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.2% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 18.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 110%

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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 $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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	1,599x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,121x

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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $982

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