Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	28.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '21 at 01:41
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,076 99% 830 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4001 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 234 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 191% 173 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 141 116% 142 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 44GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,438 Write 1,515 Mixed 1,070 299% 1,341 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 71 245% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 271 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 255%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 43 18 27 23 38 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.7% Poor	Read 202 Write 20 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 33.4 15% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 21.4 4K Mixed 3.1 57% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 86.6 DQ Write 44.2 DQ Mixed 25 29% 51.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 440GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 143 143 144 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 143 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.4% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 17.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 20.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 121%

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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