Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (37%). 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, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 01:33
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 239 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 900 87% 717 Pts	64-Core 1576 98% 1576 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4275 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 205 Parallax 150 127% 170 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 124 Splatting 105 106% 134 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 151 326 34 188 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 406 Write 418 Mixed 372 SusWrite 165 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 34.6 122% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 191 170% 252 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$40 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 950GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 189 179 177 163 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 136 Write 156 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 177 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 130%

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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 $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,291x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,293x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,189x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,985x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,905x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,626x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,582x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,337x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,146x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,290x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	943x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	938x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16