Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 161% UFO


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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	168% 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	280% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	57.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 23:37
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,032 96% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,574 97% 1,574 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4928 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (238 fps cap detected)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 239 Parallax 237 194% 238 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 229 Splatting 166 168% 212 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 230%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 6513) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3577 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 238 Parallax 239 180% 233 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 228 Splatting 191 177% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 1218 941 963 1169 1151 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,491 Write 2,311 Mixed 1697 SusWrite 1,110 426% 1,902 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 73.6 242% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 847 629% 836 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 372%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 996GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1840 1018 1035 1038 1041 1042 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2027 Write 1,111 Mixed 968 SusWrite 1,169 293% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55.8 171% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 620 539% 805 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 591GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 132 135 134 143 140 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 98.1 Write 110 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 132 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3466C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3466C16D4/16GX 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 22.9 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 73%

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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 $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,220x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,237x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,161x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,971x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,893x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,613x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,572x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,333x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	936x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	934x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16