Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.7% 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	104% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 13:30
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 (7^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 756 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 59.7 49% 59.7 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 59.7 49% 59.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 287 278 266 162 161 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 458 Mixed 384 SusWrite 259 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 52.4 170% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 300 56 51 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 476 Mixed 423 SusWrite 161 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 52.5 173% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 237 209% 314 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 17.9 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 104%

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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	6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,119x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,958x
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	1,122x

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