Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	169% 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	277% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z390-A (all builds)
Memory	54.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '21 at 18:54
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 996 94% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,544 96% 1,544 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (239 fps cap detected)	169% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 239 Parallax 239 195% 239 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 238 Splatting 166 171% 214 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 450GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1177 1174 1165 1091 974 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,495 Write 2,271 Mixed 1,668 SusWrite 1125 423% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 70.2 233% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 906 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 825 610% 808 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 990GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1091 1167 1046 1040 1043 1041 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,392 Write 1,859 Mixed 233 SusWrite 1,071 307% 1,389 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 63.8 210% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 623 533% 788 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 370%

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	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.4% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,165x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,190x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,123x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,960x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,602x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,557x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	931x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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